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措 — 11 strokes / Radical「扌」

道
3Junior high level / 11 strokes / Radical「扌」
On
ソそ · so
Kun
お.くo.ku
Meaning
set aside; take (measures)

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

扌 "hand" with 昔: to set in place by hand — to set aside, to take measures.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onソそso措置そち措辞そじ挙措きょそ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 措置そち

    measure; step

  • 措辞そじ

    wording

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

早(はや)めに必要(ひつよう)な措置(そち)をとった。

We took the necessary measures early.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

措置措辞措置place辞word抑hold…択choose抽extrac…拘arrest掛hang阻thwart粗coarse礎founda…疋counte…且moreov…
CompoundRadicalReading

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