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3Junior high level12 strokesRadical
On
トウ
Kun
Meaning
pox; smallpox

Origin

ORIGIN

疒 "illness" with 豆 "bean": an illness with bean-like pustules — pox.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

トウ種痘・水痘・天然痘

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 種痘しゅとう

    vaccination (smallpox)

  • 水痘すいとう

    chickenpox

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

種痘の歴史を学んだ。

I studied the history of vaccination.

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