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

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
cane

Radicals and components

Radical木tree

Components

How it's built

楚

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Compound words

清楚せいそ

楚蟹ずわいがに

snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)

金楚糕ちんすこう

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

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