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粛

粛 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. つつしむ、うやうやしくする、うやまう。
  2. おごそかな。
  3. 厳しく扱う。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「肅」の略体。不明。字形は「聿」と「𣶒」から構成される。「つつしむ」を意味する漢語｛肅｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

solemn, quietly, softly

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • シュクJHS
  • スク
Kun (native)
  • つつし(む)
Other languages
  • 拼音su4
  • 한글sug
  • Hán-ViệtTúc

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

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
聿(ふでづくり)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+7C9B

Components

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

Composition (IDS): overlapping ⿻肀⿲丿⿱䒑人丨

Words using this kanji

  • 粛清しゅくせい厳しく取り締まり、対立者を殺したり追放したりすること。(political) purge
  • 粛正しゅくせい厳しく取り締まり不正を除去すること。strict crackdown on and elimination of misconduct, strict enforcement of discipline
  • 粛軍しゅくぐんarmy purge
  • 粛しゅくつつしむ、うやうやしくする、うやまう。 おごそかな。 厳しく扱う。solemn, respectful, reverent, silent
  • 粛学しゅくがくschool purge
  • 粛殺しゅくさつwithering, blight
  • 粛党しゅくとう政党などが内部の混乱などを粛正し、秩序を回復すること。cleaning up (political party)
  • 粛白しゅくはく手紙の冒頭で書く語。拝啓。humble greeting at the beginning of a letter
  • 粛々しゅくしゅくsilent, solemn, quiet
  • 粛然しゅくぜん厳かなさま。 畏まるさま。 静かなさま。silent, quiet, solemn, softly
  • 粛啓しゅくけい改まった手紙の冒頭に頭語として記載する語句の一つ。「謹んで申し上げる」の意味。Dear (name)
  • 粛慎みしはせMishihase (ancient ethnic group of people who lived in northern Japan)
  • 粛慎しゅくしんSushen (ancient ethnic group of people who lived in northeastern China)
  • 粛としてしゅくとしてsolemnly, respectfully, reverently, quietly

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
4-11-3
Four Corner
5022.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
0a11.8
Heisig
1870
Nelson
115