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酢

酢 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. （客が主人に）返杯する。
  2. （調味料）す。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「酉」 + 音符「乍」。「す」を意味する漢語｛酢｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

vinegar, sour, acid, tart

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • サクJHS
Kun (native)
  • すJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音zuo4
  • 한글cho
  • 한글jag
  • Hán-ViệtTạc

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

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
酉(ひよみのとり)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+9162

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰酉乍

Words using this kanji

  • 酢す主成分を酢酸とする、食品に酸味を付与または増強し、味を調え、清涼感を増すために用いられる液体調味料のひとつ。食酢。酢酸の他に乳酸などの有機酸類やアミノ酸、エステル類、アルコール類などを含む。vinegar
  • 酢酸さくさん化学式が CH3COOH と表されるカルボン酸の一種。IUPAC命名法における系統名はエタン酸。食用のの主成分。acetic acid
  • 酢の物すのものvinegared dish, pickled dish
  • 酢豚すぶた「すぶた」を参照。sweet-and-sour pork (oft. with vegetables)
  • 酢飯すめしvinegared rice, rice prepared for sushi
  • 酢貝すがいLunella coreensis (species of turban shell)
  • 酢肴すざかなvinegared appetizer
  • 酢水すみずvinegar diluted with water
  • 酢漬けすづけpickling in vinegar, vinegar pickles
  • 酢酸塩さくさんえんacetate
  • 酢だこすだこ(sliced and) pickled octopus
  • 酢料理すりょうりpickled dish
  • 酢味噌すみそ味噌に食酢、砂糖などを加え、ゆるめたもの。vinegared miso
  • 酢漿草かたばみかたばみの漢名。しばしば、かたばみの熟字訓として用いる。creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata), family crest shaped like creeping woodsorrel
  • 酢憤りすむつかりdish of simmered salmon head, soybeans, vegetables, and leftovers
  • 酢昆布すこんぶsour kombu prepared with black vinegar
  • 酢酸鉛さくさんなまりlead acetate (i.e. plumbic acetate, plumbous acetate)
  • 酢和えすあえdressing (vegetables, fish, etc.) with vinegar, vegetables (or fish, etc.) dressed with vinegar
  • 酢酸菌さくさんきんアルコールを酢酸にかえる細菌。連鎖状の桿菌。の製造には必要な菌であるが、酒造には有害。acetobacter, acetic acid bacteria
  • 酢洗いすあらいpreparing food (esp. fish) by rinsing it with vinegar

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-7-5
Four Corner
1861.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
7e5.3
Heisig
1542
Nelson
4783