漢字道KANJIDO

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On
ショウ
Kun
がろん・くおおと
Meaning
gallon

Origin

ORIGIN

Mouth 口 with 升: a character borrowed for the unit of volume, the gallon.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • ガロン

    gallon

  • しょう

    shō (Japanese unit of volume)

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

油の量は呎ではなく呏で量る。

Oil is measured not in feet but in gallons.

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