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呉

give
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingゴ
Kun readingく.れる、くれ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. giveRtK
    ドジャースとジャイアンツが呉越同舟でやってきた。The Dodgers and Giants, traditional rivals, arrived together.tatoeba
    帰宅した皐月ともども涙に呉れる折から家臣を連れて大学之助が現れる。He dissolves into tears with Satsuki, who has come home, and then Daigakunosuke comes along with his vassal.wiki
  2. do something for
  3. kingdom of Wu
  1. go
  2. soy beans soaked and mashed to a creamy paste (ingredient of tofu and soy milk)

Popular Usage

呉れる呉れ呉れも

Radicals and components

Radical口mouth囗variant
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mouth (口) · chair · tool (斤) · animal legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2046

Compound words

呉服ごふく
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; drapery; dry goods
呉越同舟ごえつどうしゅう
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows
何呉なにくれ
in various ways
呉越ごえつ
Wu and Yue (two rival states in ancient China)
呉蓙ござ
rush mat
呉々もくれぐれも
sincerely
呉れ手くれて
donor
呉呉もくれぐれも
sincerely
呉服店ごふくてん
kimono fabrics shop
呉茱萸ごしゅゆ
Tetradium ruticarpum (species of deciduous trees)
呉れてやるくれてやる
to give
呉れて遣るくれてやる
to give

Additional Examples

水汀鴨図 呉春筆
Suitei Kamo-zu: A picture of ducks on a shore by Goshunwiki
帰宅した皐月ともども涙に呉れる折から家臣を連れて大学之助が現れる。
He dissolves into tears with Satsuki, who has come home, and then Daigakunosuke comes along with his vassal.wiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 呉

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step