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妝 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「女」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「女」
On
ソウ・ショウそう・しょう · sō · shō
Kun
よそお.うyosō.u
Meaning
to adorn oneself

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Woman 女 with 爿 as phonetic: to dress and adorn oneself; used like 粧.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 化粧けしょう

    makeup

  • 紅妝こうそう

    a woman in makeup

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

紅(くれない)妝を凝(こ)らして席(せき)に着(つ)く。

She takes her seat in careful red make-up.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

化粧化粧紅妝妝化change粧adorn紅crimso…夭to die…奸wicked妣deceas…夾to hol…姆nurse屮a spro…卅thirty匆in has…艸grass皁black
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Compound

Map of radical 女Map of reading ソウAll maps

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