曽 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「曰」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「曰」
- On
- ソウ・ソ・ゾウそう・そ・ぞう · sō · so · zō
- Kun
- かつ・かつて・すなわちkatsu · katsute · sunawachi
- Meaning
- formerly; once; great- (grandparent)
Stroke order
Origin
A steamer with vapour rising in layers: layering — hence generations stacked up, and “once, formerly”.
Readings and examples
| Onソウそうsō | 曽祖父そそふ曽孫ひまご |
|---|---|
| Onゾぞzo | 未曽有みぞう |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 曽祖父そうそふ
great-grandfather
- 未曽有みぞう
unprecedented
Example
未曽有の災害に見舞われた。
The region was struck by an unprecedented disaster.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
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