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素 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「糸」

道
6Elementary year 5 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
On
ソ・スそ・す · so · su
Kun
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Meaning
element; plain; unadorned

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

White threads hanging undyed; nothing added to them — hence "plain, elemental, natural."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onソそso素材そざい元素げんそ平素へいそ
Onスすsu素顔すがお素手すで素性そせい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 素直すなお

    obedient; honest

  • 水素すいそ

    hydrogen

More words with this kanji

  • 酸素さんそ
  • 素描そびょう
  • 窒素ちっそ
  • 素朴そぼく
  • 珪素けいそ
  • 素樸そぼく

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

妹(いもうと)は素直(すなお)な子(こ)です。

My little sister is an honest, obedient child.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

水素素直素水water直straig…紀chroni…経to pas…絶to cea…統to uni…綿cotton祖ancest…子child主master且moreov…疋counte…
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Compound

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