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宋

dwell
Stroke count: 7

Readings

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Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. dwell
  2. sung dynastyRtK
  1. song dynasty (of China
  2. 960-1279)
  3. liu Song dynasty (of China
  4. 420-479)
  5. liu Sung dynasty
  6. song (ancient Chinese state
  7. 11th century-286 BCE)

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Compound words

宋音そうおん
sō-on
宋学そうがく
Song-dynasty neo-Confucianism (esp. the teachings of Zhu Xi)
宋詞そうし
Song poetry
宋代そうだい
Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279)
宋朝そうちょう
Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279)
南宋なんそう
Southern Song dynasty (of China; 1127-1279)
入宋にっそう
journeying to Song China during the Heian and Kamakura periods
北宋ほくそう
Northern Song dynasty (of China; 960-1127)
宋朝体そうちょうたい
elegant left-leaning block typeface
唐宋音とうそうおん
tōsō-on

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 宋

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