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楚

whip
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingソ、ショ
Kun readingいばら、しもと、すわえ
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. whip
    これじゃあまるで四面楚歌だ。I see that I am surrounded by hostile faces.tatoeba
    清楚な感じの踊り。Tidy dance.wiki
  2. cane
  1. switch (long, slender shoot of a tree)
  2. switch (cane used for flogging)

Radicals and components

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Compound words

清楚せいそ
neat and clean
楚々そそ
graceful
楚蟹ずわいがに
snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)
楚楚そそ
graceful
金楚糕ちんすこう
chinsuko
四面楚歌しめんそか
being surrounded by enemies on all sides
清楚ギャルせいそギャル
polished gyaru
清楚系ビッチせいそけいビッチ
neat and tidy woman who is (unexpectedly) promiscuous

Additional Examples

清楚な感じの踊り。
Tidy dance.wiki
宋刊本義楚六帖 12冊
12 volumes of the Song Dynasty book 'Yichu Liutie'wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 楚

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