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叟

叟 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 長老または老人の呼称。
  2. 年寄り。おきな。
  3. 米を研ぐ音。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

会意。「宀（家）」+「火+丨（松明）」+「又（松明を持つ手）」、松明を持って家内を捜索する様子。｛搜｝を表す字。のち仮借して｛叟｝（老人）に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

old person

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ソウ
  • シュウ
Kun (native)
  • おきな
Other languages
  • 拼音sou3
  • 한글su
  • Hán-ViệtTẩu

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
又(また)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+53DF

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱𦥔又

Words using this kanji

  • 叟そうold man, venerable gentleman

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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