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壮

robust
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingソウ
Kun readingさかん
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. robustRtK
    彼のおいはその壮観な花火に心を奪われた。His nephew was absorbed in the splendid fireworks.tatoeba
    壮行式は何時からですか。When is the pep rally?tatoeba
  2. manhood
  3. prosperity
  1. vibrancy
  2. strength
  3. bravery
  4. manliness
  5. one's prime (around age 30
  6. esp. of a man)

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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turtle (龟) · samurai

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 343

Compound words

強壮きょうそう
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
壮行そうこう
(rousing) send-off; farewell
壮大そうだい
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
壮年そうねん
prime of life
壮烈そうれつ
heroic; brave
悲壮ひそう
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
宏壮こうそう
grand
広壮こうそう
grand
豪壮ごうそう
splendour
少壮しょうそう
youth
壮んさかん
prosperous
壮快そうかい
emotionally uplifting
壮麗そうれい
magnificent
雄壮ゆうそう
heroic
少壮気鋭しょうそうきえい
young and energetic
少壮士官しょうそうしかん
youth officer
少壮有為しょうそうゆうい
energetic

Additional Examples

子どもたちは壮観な花火に心を奪われた。
The kids were absorbed in the splendid fireworks.tatoeba
山頂からの眺めは壮観だった。
The view from the mountain top was spectacular.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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