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

insert, put in, graft, wear (sword)

Kun'yomi
  • to insert ②to plant (a cutting) ③to arrange (flowers) ④to wear (a sword) in one's belt
  • to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks) ②to put between ③to catch (e.g. a finger in a door) ④to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
On'yomi
  • ソウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ソウ 52.8%
47.2%

Character Breakdown

insert, put in, graft
ソウ さ.す はさ.む (9th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
to separate the grain from the husk
ソウ ショウ うすじく
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
mortar
うす キュウ グ (11th)

Common Words

to insert ②to plant (a cutting) ③to arrange (flowers) ④to wear (a sword) in one's belt
extrapolation
flowers in a vase or lapel
direct planting of a cutting in the ground
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References

Unicode hex code 633F
JIS X 0208 1-33-62
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1916
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2167
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 431
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 517
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12119
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1651
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1765
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1358
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1340
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1478
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 894
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1125
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c7.2
Four corner code 5205.6
De Roo Code 1355