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僧 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「亻」

道
4Junior high level ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
On
ソウそう · sō
Kun
—
Meaning
Buddhist monk

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

亻 "person" with 曾: one who practises the Way — a monk.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onソウそうsō僧院そういん高僧こうそう尼僧にそう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 僧院そういん

    monastery

  • 高僧こうそう

    high priest

More words with this kanji

  • 尼僧にそう
  • 僧侶そうりょ
  • 喇嘛僧ラマそう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

僧(そう)が朝(あさ)の勤(つと)めをしている。

A monk is at his morning duties.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

僧院高僧僧院instit…高high仰look…伺inquir…依rely…俗custom侵invade扱handle燥dry up贈presen…騒make…繰reel
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Compound

Map of radical 亻Map of reading ソウAll maps

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