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爽

爽 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. さわやか。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

構形本義不詳。一説には象形。両手に荷物を持つ人を象る。「たすける」を意味する漢語、｛相｝を表す。のち仮借にて、「さわやか」を意味する漢語、｛爽｝を表す。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ソウJHS
Kun (native)
  • あき(らか)
  • さわ(やか)JHS
  • たがう
Other languages
  • 拼音shuang3
  • 한글sang
  • Hán-ViệtSảng

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

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
爻(まじわる)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+723D

Components

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

Composition (IDS): overlapping ⿻大㸚

Words using this kanji

  • 爽快そうかいで気持ちがこと。refreshing, exhilarating, invigorating, bracing
  • 爽やかさわやか「さわやか」を参照。fresh, refreshing, invigorating, pleasant
  • 爽々さわさわrustling
  • 爽凉そうりょうcool and refreshing
  • 爽秋そうしゅうrefreshing and pleasant autumn
  • 爽快感そうかいかんrefreshing feeling, feeling of exhilaration
  • 爽健美茶そうけんびちゃSokenbicha (tea brand)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(14 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
4-11-4
Four Corner
4003.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
0a11.7
Heisig
1608
Nelson
234