漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
漱: gargle, rinse mouth
JLPT N114 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
氵 carries the meaning · 束 and 欠 are drawn in
14 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ソウsou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 含漱がんそうgargling; rinsing one's mouth
- 枕流漱石ちんりゅうそうせきsore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit…
くちすすぐkuchisusugu · kun'yomi · on its own
- 漱ぐくちすすぐto gargle; to rinse (the mouth)
Also read シュウ, ス, くちそそぐ, うがい, すすぐ, 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
“Imagine three raindrops falling—that's sanzui! Whenever you see these three dots on the left side of a kanji, think of water, liquids, or anything that flows.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
束
Also built on bundle (束)
Also read ス
12 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side漱 gargle · 束
vs羨 envious · 羊In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · shù
Same form: 漱 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 漱 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 漱 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin shù 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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