漢字道KANJIDO

6 strokesRadical

5Elementary year 66 strokesRadical
On
ゼツ
Kun
した
Meaning
tongue

Origin

ORIGIN

A picture of a tongue out of a mouth; what tastes and shapes words — hence "tongue."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ゼツ舌端・弁舌・筆舌
した舌・猫舌・二枚舌

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 舌先したさき

    tip of the tongue

  • 毒舌どくぜつ

    sharp tongue

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

熱いスープで舌をやいた。

I burnt my tongue on the hot soup.

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