熟 — 15 strokes / Radical「灬」
道5Elementary year 6 / 15 strokes / Radical「灬」
- On
- ジュクじゅく · juku
- Kun
- う(れる)u(reru)
- Meaning
- to ripen; mature; be well versed
Stroke order
Origin
孰 with 灬 "fire"; cooked thoroughly through — hence "to ripen, to mature."
Readings and examples
| Onジュクじゅくjuku | 熟練じゅくれん熟慮じゅくりょ成熟せいじゅく |
|---|---|
| Kunうれるureru | 熟れるうれる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 熟語じゅくご
compound word; idiom
- 半熟はんじゅく
half-cooked; soft-boiled
- 熟睡じゅくすい
- 熟々つくづく
- 嫺熟かんじゅく
- 熟鮓なれずし
Example
かきの実が赤く熟した。
The persimmons ripened red.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)