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formerly

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingソウ、ソ、ゾウ

Kun readingかつ、かつて、すなわち

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

formerlyRtK
木曽川はしばしば日本のライン川と呼ばれている。The Kiso River is often called the Rhine of Japan.tatoeba
俗名は、林曽炳。His secular name was Sohei LIN (林曽炳).wiki
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Radicals and components

Radical曰say

Components

How it's built

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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

曽てかつて

曽孫ひまご

great-grandchild

曽遊そうゆう

曽祖父そうそふ

great-grandfather

曽祖母そうそぼ

great-grandmother

白檜曽しらびそ

Veitch's silver fir (Abies veitchii)

未曽有みぞう

曽祖父母そうそふぼ

great-grandparents

大白檜曽おおしらびそ

Maries' fir (Abies mariesii)

曽お祖父さんひいおじいさん

great-grandfather

Additional Examples

大山寺本曽我物語

The tale of Soga Oyama-dera Temple bonwiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

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