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酢 — 12 strokes / Radical「酉」

道
準2High school level / 12 strokes / Radical「酉」
On
サクさく · saku
Kun
すsu
Meaning
vinegar

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A wine jar plus a phonetic element: wine that has turned sour — vinegar.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onサクさくsaku酢酸さくさん
Kunすsu酢す酢の物すのもの

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 酢酸さくさん

    acetic acid

  • 酢の物すのもの

    vinegared dish

More words with this kanji

  • 酢す

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

サラダに酢(す)を少(すこ)し加(くわ)える。

Add a little vinegar to the salad.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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