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肴

accompaniment for drinks
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingコウ
Kun readingさかな
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. accompaniment for drinks
    豆腐は良い酒の肴になる。Tofu goes well with good sake.tatoeba
    - 祝肴、口取りIwaizakana and Kuchitoriwiki
  2. entreatRtK

Radicals and components

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Components
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Compound words

佳肴かこう
delicacy
嘉肴かこう
delicacy
煮肴にざかな
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
酒肴しゅこう
food and (alcoholic) drinks
小肴こざかな
small fish
焼肴やきざかな
grilled fish
生肴なまざかな
raw fish
焼き肴やきざかな
grilled fish
珍味佳肴ちんみかこう
rare delicacies
美酒佳肴びしゅかこう
fine wines and prized delicacies
嘉肴ありと雖も食らわずんばその旨きを知らずかこうありといえどもくらわずんばそのうまきをしらず
one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study

Additional Examples

まぐろを使った肴
A small dish with tuna for sakewiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 肴

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