12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

miss, mourning

Kun'yomi
  • mourning ②calamity
On'yomi
  • ソウ
    mourning ②calamity

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ソウ 84.4%
15.6%

Character Breakdown

miss, mourning
ソウ も (9th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
accuse, argue, dispute
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

Common Words

mourning ②calamity
losing one's fighting spirit
mourning dress
loss of (self-)confidence
loss of spirit
absent-mindedness ②fainting
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References

Unicode hex code 55AA
JIS X 0208 1-33-51
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 117
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 853
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2825
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3504
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1807
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1926
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2076
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1614
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1572
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3985
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1522
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1678
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1793
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1141
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1510
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1807
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 332
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1945
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b9.20
Four corner code 4073.2
De Roo Code 1465