Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements

徐: gradually, slowly

Also: deliberately, gently

JLPT N110 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

彳 carries the meaning · 余 gives the sound

10 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

ジョjo · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 徐行じょこうgoing slowly (esp. to enable a vehicle to…
  • 徐々にじょじょにgradually; steadily; slowly
  • 徐歩じょほwalking slowly

Also read おもむろに, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Take the first step on your journey! These three quick strokes show the left side of a bustling street or a person taking a brisk step forward.”
More in the 彳 step story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
彳

Also built on step (彳)

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余

Also built on too much (余)

徐 takes the 余 family's reading, ジョ (jo).

Also read ジョ

7 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
徐 gradually · 彳
vs除 exclude · ⻖
徐 has 彳 where 除 has ⻖.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xú

Same form: 徐 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
徐 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
徐 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin xú most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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