欧 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「欠」
道3Junior high level ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「欠」
- On
- オウ
- Kun
- うた(う)・は(く)
- Meaning
- Europe
Origin
A phonetic character (区 + 欠) borrowed as the sound "ō" — today it stands for Europe.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| オウ | 欧文・西欧・渡欧 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 欧州おうしゅう
Europe
- 欧米おうべい
Europe and America
Example
欧州の文化について調べる。
I look into the cultures of Europe.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)