孀 — 20 strokes ／ Radical「女」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 20 strokes ／ Radical「女」
- On
- ソウ
- Kun
- やもめ
- Meaning
- widow
Origin
Woman 女 with 霜 "frost" as phonetic: a woman whose husband has died.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 孀婦そうふ
a widow
- 寡婦かふ
a widow
Example
孀婦となってからも家業を守った。
Even after being widowed they kept the family trade going.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)