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曽

formerly
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingソウ、ソ、ゾウ
Kun readingかつ、かつて、すなわち
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. formerlyRtK
  2. once
  3. before
  4. ever
  5. never
  6. ex-

Radicals and components

Radical曰sayComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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increase · horns · rice field (田) · brains · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 540

Compound words

曽遊そうゆう
former visit
曽てかつて
once
曽祖父そうそふ
great-grandfather
曽祖母そうそぼ
great-grandmother
未曽有みぞう
unprecedented
曽孫ひまご
great-grandchild
大白檜曽おおしらびそ
Maries' fir (Abies mariesii)
白檜曽しらびそ
Veitch's silver fir (Abies veitchii)

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 曽

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