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徐 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「彳」

道
3Junior high level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「彳」
On
ジョじょ · jo
Kun
おもむ.ろにomomu.roni
Meaning
gradually; slowly

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

彳 "to go" with 余: to walk unhurriedly — gradually, slowly.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onジョじょjo徐行じょこう徐々にじょじょに

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 徐行じょこう

    slowing down

  • 徐々にじょじょに

    gradually

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

工事(こうじ)現場(げんば)では徐行(じょこう)する。

We slow down at construction sites.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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