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曹 — 11 strokes / Radical「日」

道
準2High school level / 11 strokes / Radical「日」
On
ソウ・ゾウそう・ぞう · sō · zō
Kun
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Meaning
officials; company; comrade

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Two rows of people stating their case: a body of officials, a company of peers.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onソウそうsō法曹ほうそう法曹界ほうそうかい陸曹りくそう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 法曹ほうそう

    the legal profession

  • 陸曹りくそう

    army non-commissioned officer

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

兄(あに)は法曹(ほうそう)界(かい)で働(はたら)いている。

My older brother works in the legal profession.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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