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Window
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingソウ
Kun readingまど
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 6Level 33

Meanings

  1. windowRtK
    彼は窓を閉めておいた。He kept the window closed.tatoeba
    彼は窓を全部開けておいた。He kept all the windows open.tatoeba
  2. pane

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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hole · house · human legs (儿) · elbow · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 811

Compound words

車窓しゃそう
train window; car window
窓口まどぐち
counter; window; teller window; ticket window; contact person
窓際まどぎわ
at the window; by the window; next to the window
同窓どうそう
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
同窓会どうそうかい
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
円窓まるまど
circular window
丸窓まるまど
circular window
舷窓げんそう
porthole
出窓でまど
bay window
切窓きりまど
hole cut in a wall, panelling, etc. to let light in
窓枠まどわく
window frame
格子窓こうしまど
latticed window
切り窓きりまど
hole cut in a wall, panelling, etc. to let light in
窓ごしまどごし
viewing through a window
窓越しまどごし
viewing through a window
窓ガラスまどガラス
window glass, windowpane

Additional Examples

彼は窓を割ったことを否定している。
He denies having broken the window.tatoeba
彼は窓を開けようとした。
He tried to open the window.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Window. 穴 (opening) + 厶 + 心 — a hole in a wall. 窓口 — service window.

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