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叟 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「又」

道
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On
ソウ・シュウそう・しゅう · sō · shū
Kun
おきなokina
Meaning
old man

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A hand 又 searching: the elder, an old man.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 叟おきな

    old man

  • 老叟ろうそう

    aged man

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

山里(やまざと)で一人(ひとり)の叟(そう)に道(みち)を尋(たず)ねた。

In the mountain village I asked an old man the way.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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