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トウ
Kun
から
Meaning
T'ang China; foreign

Origin

ORIGIN

With 口: the name of an old Chinese dynasty — T'ang, and by extension foreign.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

トウ唐本・唐突
から唐織・唐草模様

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 唐突とうとつ

    abrupt

  • 唐草からくさ

    arabesque pattern

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

唐突な質問におどろいた。

I was surprised by the abrupt question.

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