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唐 — 10 strokes / Radical「口」

道
4Junior high level / 10 strokes / Radical「口」
On
トウとう · tō
Kun
からkara
Meaning
T'ang China; foreign

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

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

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onトウとうtō唐本とうほん唐突とうとつ
Kunからkara唐織からおり唐草模様からくさもよう

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(とうとつ)な質問(しつもん)におどろいた。

I was surprised by the abrupt question.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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