漢字道KANJIDO

16 strokesRadical

5Elementary year 616 strokesRadical
On
トウ
Kun
Meaning
sugar

Origin

ORIGIN

米 "grain" plus 唐; the sweet stuff made from grain — hence "sugar."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

トウ糖分・砂糖・製糖

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 砂糖さとう

    sugar

  • 糖分とうぶん

    sugar content

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

糖分をとりすぎないようにする。

I try not to take in too much sugar.

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