漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
曽: formerly, once
Also: before, ever, never, ex-
N1 (our estimate)11 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
八 and 日 carry the meaning · 田 is drawn in
11 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ソウsou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 曽遊そうゆうformer visit
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 曽孫ひまごgreat-grandchild
- 曽ひいgreat (i.e. great-grandson…
Also read ソ, ゾウ, かつ, かつて, すなわち, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“The life-giving sun in the sky! This simple box was once a perfect circle, representing the regular rising and setting of the sun that marks the rhythm of our lives.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
曽 gives its sound to
The family reading is ソウ (sou). Sound parts: KanjiVG.
Also read ゾウ
11 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side曽 formerly · 八 + 日
vs異 uncommon · 共In ChineseA Japanese form · Chinese writes 曾 · céng
曽 is a Japanese simplification. Chinese writes 曾 in both simplified and traditional script.
- Simplified
- 曾 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 曾 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin céng 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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