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曾

once
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingソウ、ソ、ゾウ
Kun readingかつ.て、か.って、すなわち
Grade 10KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. once
    曾祖父の代から東京に住んでいます。My family came to live in Tokyo in my great-grandfather's time.tatoeba
    三条天皇の曾孫。She was the great-grandchild of Emperor Sanjo.wiki
  2. before
  3. formerly
  4. ever
  5. never
  6. ex-
  1. great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

Radicals and components

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Components
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Compound words

曾てかつて
once
曾孫ひまご
great-grandchild
曾遊そうゆう
former visit
曾祖父そうそふ
great-grandfather
曾祖母そうそぼ
great-grandmother
白檜曾しらびそ
Veitch's silver fir (Abies veitchii)
未曾有みぞう
unprecedented
大白檜曾おおしらびそ
Maries' fir (Abies mariesii)
未だ曾ていまだかつて
never (before)
曾おじいさんひいおじいさん
great-grandfather

Additional Examples

正親町天皇曾孫。
Emperor Ogimachi's great grandchildwiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 曾

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