猝 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
- On
- ソツ
- Kun
- にわか
- Meaning
- sudden; abrupt
Origin
Dog 犬 with 卒 as phonetic: a dog darting out unexpectedly, hence sudden.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 猝然そつぜん
suddenly
- 倉猝そうそつ
in great haste
Example
猝然として席を立った。
They rose from their seat abruptly.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)