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聡

wise
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingソウ
Kun readingさと.い、みみざと.い
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. wise
    彼は彼女の聡明さに恐れをなした。He was cowed by her intelligence.tatoeba
    彼は聡明であるのに、自分の意見を述べることをいつも嫌がっている。For all his cleverness, he is always reluctant to give his views.tatoeba
  2. fast learner
  3. attentiveRtK

Radicals and components

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Compound words

聡いさとい
clever
聡敏そうびん
sagacity
聡明そうめい
wise
耳聡いみみざとい
sharp-eared
目聡いめざとい
sharp-eyed
聡明剛毅そうめいごうき
be reasonable, strong and do not give in
利に聡いりにさとい
wide-awake to one's interests

Additional Examples

彼は聡明だと信じる。
I believe him to be intelligent.tatoeba
彼は若いけれどとても聡明です。
Young as he is, he is quite intelligent.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 聡

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