Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

聡: wise, fast learner

JLPT N114 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met

耳 carries the meaning · 公 and 心 are drawn in

14 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

ソウsou · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 聡明そうめいwise; sagacious; intelligent
  • 聡敏そうびんsagacity; cleverness

さといsatoi · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 耳聡いみみざといsharp-eared; have sharp ears

Also read みみざとい, 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

“Listen closely to the whispers of the world! This character traces the delicate shape of the human ear.”
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseNo clear Chinese counterpart · cōng

Unihan gives no clear Chinese counterpart for this character.

Pinyin cōng 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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