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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
    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
  2. once
  3. before
  4. ever
  5. never
  6. ex-
  1. great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

Radicals and components

Radical曰say
Components
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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
once
曽孫ひまご
great-grandchild
曽遊そうゆう
former visit
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
unprecedented
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

Practice Writing 曽

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