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勺 — 3 strokes ／ Radical「勹」

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On: シャクしゃく · shaku
Kun: —
Meaning: ladle; a unit of volume

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STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A pictograph of a long-handled ladle scooping liquid; also a unit of volume.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

一勺いっしゃく
one shaku (about 18 ml)
勺しゃく
ladle; unit of volume

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

酒(さけ)を一(いち)勺(しゃく)だけ味見(あじみ)した。

I tasted just one shaku of the sake.

Nearby characters

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Compound

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Radical

Reading

Map of radical 勹 Map of reading シャク All maps

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