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孀 — 20 strokes ／ Radical「女」

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1University / general (hardest) ／ 20 strokes ／ Radical「女」
On
ソウそう · sō
Kun
やもめyamome
Meaning
widow

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Woman 女 with 霜 "frost" as phonetic: a woman whose husband has died.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 孀婦そうふ

    a widow

  • 寡婦かふ

    a widow

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

孀婦(そうふ)となってからも家業(かぎょう)を守(まも)った。

Even after being widowed they kept the family trade going.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

孀婦寡婦孀婦woman寡few夭to die…奸wicked妝to ado…夾to hol…妣deceas…屮a spro…卅thirty匆in has…艸grass找to loo…
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Compound

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