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糟

糟 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. さけかす。
  2. もろみ。
  3. かすづけ。
  4. （中国語俗語）価値のないもの。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「米」+音符「曹」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

dregs, sediment, grounds

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • コウ
  • ソウ
Kun (native)
  • ぬか
Nanori (used in names)
  • かす
Other languages
  • 拼音zao1
  • 한글jo
  • Hán-ViệtTao

Basics

Strokes
17 strokes
Radical
米(こめ)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+7CDF

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰米曹

Words using this kanji

  • 糟汁かすじるsoup made with sake lees
  • 糟糠そうこう糟と糠。酒糟と米糠。粗食、あるいは質素な生活を譬えていう語。 価値のないもの。つまらないもの。chaff and bran, plain food, worthless thing, trifle
  • 糟毛かすげroan (type of horse colour (color))
  • 糟鮫かすざめJapanese angel shark (Squatina japonica)
  • 糟粕そうはくsake lees
  • 糟酢かすずvinegar made from sake lees
  • 糟糠の妻そうこうのつま（「糟糠」は酒糟と糠でそれらを材料としたきわめて貧しい食事）成功者において、不遇の時代に我慢強く見捨てず、夫を支え続けた妻。さらに、そのような妻は大切にすべきとして、「糟糠の妻は堂より下さず」とも続く。one's devoted wife, wife who has followed one through hard times, wife married in poverty
  • 糟を食うかすをくうto be scolded (mainly used theatrically)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-6-11
Four Corner
9596.6
Spahn–Hadamitzky
6b11.1
Heisig
2691
Nelson
3487