4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N2

pair, set, comparison, counter for pairs

Kun'yomi
  • ふた
  • たぐい
  • ならぶ
  • ふたつ
On'yomi
  • ソウ
    pair
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ソウ 77.7%
ふた 22.3%

Character Breakdown

pair, set, comparison
ソウ ふた たぐい (8th, N2)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)

Contained In

Common Words

seed leaves (of a dicot) ②early stages
peerless ②mowing down the enemy
double-headed
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References

Unicode hex code 53CC
JIS X 0208 1-33-48
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 859
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 673
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 25
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 28
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 13
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 13
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 697
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 753
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1178
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 53
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1541
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3125
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1513
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1594
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1701
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 390
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1027
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1763
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 266
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 704
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2h2.1
Four corner code 1744.0
De Roo Code 3567