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酎 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「酉」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「酉」
On
チュウ・チュちゅう・ちゅ · chū · chu
Kun
かも.すkamo.su
Meaning
distilled liquor

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A wine jar plus concentration: liquor with a strong, thick taste.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onチュウちゅうchū焼酎しょうちゅう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 焼酎しょうちゅう

    shochu (distilled spirit)

  • 麦焼酎むぎじょうちゅう

    barley shochu

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

父(ちち)は焼酎(しょうちゅう)を好(この)んで飲(の)む。

My father likes to drink shochu.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 酉Map of reading チュウAll maps

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