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爽 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「爻」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「爻」
On
ソウそう · sō
Kun
あき.らか・さわ.やか・たがうaki.raka · sawa.yaka · tagau
Meaning
refreshing; bracing

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Light coming through on both sides of a figure: airy and bright — refreshing.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onソウそうsō爽快そうかい
Kunさわやかsawayaka爽やかださわやかだ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 爽快そうかい

    refreshing; exhilarating

  • 爽やかさわやか

    fresh; bracing

More words with this kanji

  • 颯爽さっそう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

朝(あさ)の空気(くうき)がとても爽(さわ)やかだ。

The morning air is wonderfully fresh.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Radical

Map of radical 爻Map of reading ソウAll maps

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

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