Kanji read そう

2 jōyō kanji take the reading そう. Compare how their meanings differ.

• 沿う

  （ある連続する地形などに）そう。

  run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along

  8 strokes

• 添う

  そう、そえる。

  annexed, accompany, marry, suit

  11 strokes

infoOnly readings listed in the jōyō kanji table are included. Adding readings outside the table would bury the distinctions that matter in everyday writing.