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皁 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「白」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「白」
On
ソウそう · sō
Kun
しもべshimobe
Meaning
black; a menial in black

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Originally the acorn, then the black dyed from it; hence the menial who wore black.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 皁衣そうい

    black robes

  • 皁隷そうれい

    a menial servant

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

皁衣の役人(やくにん)が門(もん)に立(た)つ。

An officer in black robes stands at the gate.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 白Map of reading ソウAll maps

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