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稍 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「禾」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「禾」
On
ソウ・ショウそう・しょう · sō · shō
Kun
やや・ようやくyaya · yōyaku
Meaning
slightly; by and by

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Grain 禾 with 肖 as phonetic: rice growing little by little, hence slightly and by degrees.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 稍やや

    slightly

  • 稍々ようよう

    gradually; at length

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

稍(やや)暮(く)れて軒(のき)に灯(あかり)がともる。

As it slowly darkens, a lamp is lit at the eaves.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

稍秉to hol…秕an emp…秬black…秧a rice…秣fodder屮a spro…卅thirty匆in has…艸grass皁black
RadicalReading
Map of radical 禾Map of reading ソウAll maps

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