漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

5Elementary year 611 strokesRadical
On
ソウ
Kun
まど
Meaning
window

Origin

ORIGIN

穴 "opening" with a form for letting smoke and light through; an opening cut in a wall — hence "window."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ソウ車窓・同窓・深窓
まど窓・窓口・出窓

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 同窓会どうそうかい

    alumni reunion

  • 車窓しゃそう

    train or car window

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

車窓から海が見えた。

The sea was visible from the train window.

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