淑 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning

graceful, gentle, pure

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • シュクJHS
Kun (native)
  • しと(やか)
Nanori (used in names)
  • すく
  • とし
  • よし
Other languages
  • 拼音shu2
  • 拼音shu1
  • 한글sug
  • Hán-ViệtThục

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

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
水(みず)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+6DD1

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰氵叔

Words using this kanji

  • 淑女しゅくじょつつましくしとやかな女性。 洗練された女性。 女性に対する丁寧な呼び名。lady, (female) pervert
  • 淑徳しゅくとくwomanly virtues
  • 淑やかしとやかgraceful, ladylike, modest, gentle
  • 淑女風しゅくじょふうladylike, in the manner of a lady
  • 淑景舎しげいしゃcourt ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)
  • 淑徳大学しゅくとくだいがくShukutoku University
  • 淑徳大学短期大学部しゅくとくだいがくたんきだいがくぶShukutoku University Junior College

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(12 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-8
Four Corner
3714.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3a8.5
Heisig
778
Nelson
2592