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ソウ・ショウ
Kun
たこ
Meaning
octopus

Origin

ORIGIN

Insect 虫 with 肖 as phonetic; in Japan it is used for the octopus.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • たこ

    octopus

  • 蛸壺たこつぼ

    octopus trap pot

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

漁師が蛸壺を海に沈めていく。

The fisherman lowers octopus pots into the sea.

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