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壮

壮 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. つよい。
  2. さかん。
  3. すばらしい。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「壯」の異体字。壯#字源の項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

robust, manhood, prosperity

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ソウJHS
Kun (native)
  • さかん
Nanori (used in names)
  • つよし
Other languages
  • 拼音zhuang4
  • 한글jang
  • Hán-ViệtTrang
  • Hán-ViệtTráng

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
6 strokes
Radical
士(さむらい)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+58EE

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰丬士

Words using this kanji

  • 壮大そうだい規模が大きくて優れていること。magnificent, grand, majestic, splendid
  • 壮行そうこう旅立ちを励まし、盛大に祝って送り出すこと。(rousing) send-off, farewell
  • 壮年そうねん働き盛りの年頃。prime of life
  • 壮烈そうれつ激しく勇ましいこと。heroic, brave
  • 壮絶そうぜつ非常に壮烈なこと。また、そのようなさま。heroic, fierce, grand, sublime
  • 壮観そうかん規模が大きく素晴らしい眺め。magnificent spectacle, thrilling sight, grand view
  • 壮麗そうれい規模が大きく立派な様子。magnificent, grand, splendid, imposing
  • 壮挙そうきょ意欲的で大規模な計画。その達成。ambitious (heroic) undertaking, daring enterprise, grand scheme
  • 壮そう（ソウ）体力が充実して勇ましいこと。 （ソウ）30歳前後の元気で盛んな年頃。 （ソウ）灸をすえる回数。vibrancy, strength, bravery, manliness
  • 壮快そうかい元気が溢れ、気持ちがよいこと。emotionally uplifting, stirring
  • 壮健そうけん元気で健康的なこと。healthy, robust
  • 壮語そうご意気盛んなことを言うこと。大きなことを言うこと。bragging, exaggeration
  • 壮者そうしゃ壮年の者。働き盛りの人。 壮年のように元気な人。person in his or her prime, man in his prime, woman in her prime
  • 壮丁そうてい成年に達した男子。壮年の男子。 労役や軍役を担う成年男子。youth, young man who has reached adulthood (conscription age)
  • 壮途そうと壮大で勇ましい門出。ambitious undertaking
  • 壮図そうと壮大な企図。雄図。ambitious undertaking, grand scheme
  • 壮士そうし壮年の男子。 血気盛んな若いの男子。 定職につかず、頼まれて腕力で脅迫や談判をするもの。vigorous man, man in his prime, activist for the Freedom and People's Rights Movement (Meiji period), freelance political ruffian
  • 壮美そうび壮大な美。sublime, magnificent beauty
  • 壮齢そうれい元気があり働き盛りの年頃。壮年。in the prime of manhood
  • 壮志そうし勇ましい志。great ambition, lofty aspiration

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-3
Four Corner
3411.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2b4.2
Heisig
343
Nelson
2837