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桑 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「木」

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3Junior high level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「木」
On
ソウそう · sō
Kun
くわkuwa
Meaning
mulberry

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

木 "tree" with layered leaves: the tree whose leaves feed silkworms — the mulberry.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onソウそうsō桑園そうえん
Kunくわkuwa桑くわ桑畑くわばたけ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 桑園そうえん

    mulberry field

  • 桑くわ

    mulberry

More words with this kanji

  • 滄桑そうそう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

桑(くわ)の葉(は)で蚕(かいこ)を育(そだ)てる。

We raise silkworms on mulberry leaves.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

桑園桑園garden某a cert…架span棋board…棄abando…楼tower双pair掃sweep葬bury滝waterf…遭encoun…
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Compound

Map of radical 木Map of reading ソウAll maps

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