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徒

Pupil, On Foot
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingト
Kun readingいたずら、かち
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 4Level 19

Meanings

  1. pupil, On Foot
  2. on foot
  3. juniorRtK
  4. emptiness
  5. vanity
  6. futility
  7. uselessness
  8. ephemeral thing
  9. gang
  1. party
  2. set
  3. company
  4. person

Popular Usage

生徒

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Nelson · column · going (行) · line · run · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · mend

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 943

Compound words

生徒せいと
pupil; student; schoolchild
学徒がくと
student; follower; students and pupils
教徒きょうと
believer; adherent
使徒しと
apostle; disciple
信徒しんと
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
徒歩とほ
walking; going on foot
徒労とろう
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
暴徒ぼうと
rioters; mob; insurgents
悪徒あくと
rascal
刑徒けいと
condemned person
檀徒だんと
temple supporter
徒者いたずらもの
mischief-maker
徒渉としょう
wade across
徒弟とてい
apprentice
匪徒ひと
bandit
旧教徒きゅうきょうと
(Roman) Catholic
使徒継承しとけいしょう
apostolic succession
使徒行伝しとぎょうでん
Acts of the Apostles (book of the Bible)
使徒承伝しとしょうでん
apostolic succession
使徒信経しとしんきょう
Apostle's Creed
末日聖徒まつじつせいと
Latter-day Saints
偶像教徒的ぐうぞうきょうとてき
idolatrous
使徒言行録しとげんこうろく
Acts of the Apostles (book of the Bible)
イスラム教徒イスラムきょうと
Muslim

On Reading Examples

ジョンは彼のオフィスへ徒歩で行きます。とほ
John goes to his office on foot.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は徒歩通学だ。
He goes to school on foot.tatoeba
彼は徒歩でそこへ行くのは不可能だとわかった。
He found it impossible to go there on foot.tatoeba
彼は徒歩か自転車で来る。
He'll come on foot or by bicycle.tatoeba
彼は誰よりも良く出来る生徒だ。
He is by far the best student.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Follower, pupil; on foot. 彳 (step) + 走 (walk) — walking behind a teacher. 生徒 — pupil.Also known as “Junior”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 徒

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