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姑 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「女」

道
準1University / general ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「女」
On
コこ · ko
Kun
しゅうとめ・しゅうと・おば・しばらくshūtome · shūto · oba · shibaraku
Meaning
mother-in-law; for a while

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Woman with 古 as phonetic: the elder woman of the house — one’s mother-in-law.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 姑しゅうとめ

    mother-in-law

  • 姑息こそく

    stopgap; makeshift

More words with this kanji

  • 舅姑きゅうこ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

姑息(こそく)な手段(しゅだん)では解決(かいけつ)しない。

A stopgap measure will not solve it.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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