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淑 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「氵」

道
準2High school level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
On
シュクしゅく · shuku
Kun
しと.やかshito.yaka
Meaning
graceful; virtuous

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Water plus a phonetic element: water running clear — hence pure and graceful.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシュクしゅくshuku淑女しゅくじょ貞淑ていしゅく私淑ししゅく

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 淑女しゅくじょ

    lady

  • 貞淑ていしゅく

    chastity; womanly virtue

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

紳士(しんし)淑女(しゅくじょ)の皆(みな)様(さま)、ようこそ。

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 氵Map of reading シュクAll maps

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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