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漱

gargle
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingソウ、シュウ、ス
Kun readingくちすす.ぐ、くちそそ.ぐ、うがい、すす.ぐ
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. gargleRtK
    私は学校で日本文学の英語訳、特に漱石の『吾輩は猫である』や『心』、芥川の『鼻』や『河童』を楽しく読んだ。At school I had enjoyed reading Japanese literature in English translation, in particular Soseki's I am a Cat and Kokoro, and Akutagawa's The Nose and Kappa.tatoeba
    姉が一番好きなのは漱石です。It is Soseki that my sister likes best.tatoeba
  2. rinse mouth

Radicals and components

Radical水water氵variant氺variant
Components
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Compound words

含漱がんそう
gargling
漱ぐくちすすぐ
to gargle
盥漱かんそう
washing one's hands and rinsing one's mouth
枕流漱石ちんりゅうそうせき
sore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong
漱石枕流そうせきちんりゅう
sore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong
石に枕し流れに漱ぐいしにまくらしながれにくちすすぐ
to live freely in the wilderness
石に漱ぎ流れに枕すいしにくちすすぎながれにまくらす
to refuse stubbornly to admit one is wrong

Additional Examples

君には第２の漱石になってほしいね。
I want you to be the next Soseki.tatoeba
夏目漱石は日本の最もすばらしい作家のひとりだ。
Natsume Soseki is one of the best writers in Japan.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 漱

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