楚

13 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

whip, cane

Kun'yomi
  • いばら
  • しもと
    		scourge
  • すわえ
    		switch (long, slender shoot of a tree) ②switch (cane used for flogging)
On'yomi
  • ソ
  • ショ

Main Radical

木(KanXi) 疋(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ソ 52.5%
すわえ 47.5%

Character Breakdown

whip, cane
ソ　すわえ　ショ (Kentei Pre-1)
grove, forest
リン　はやし　し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
head, counter for animals
ヒキ　ショ　ソ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)

Contained In

礎

Common Words

せい
清
そ
楚
neat and clean
すわえ
楚
switch (long, slender shoot of a tree) ②switch (cane used for flogging)
し
四
めん
面
そ
楚
か
歌
being surrounded by enemies on all sides
そ
楚
そ
々
graceful
せい
清
そ
楚
　
ギャ
　
ル
polished gyaru
せい
清
そ
楚
けい
系
　
ビ
　
ッ
　
チ
neat and tidy woman who is (unexpectedly) promiscuous
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References

Unicode hex code 695A
JIS X 0208 1-33-31
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3022
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2771
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3470
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2436
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2022
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 15141
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a9.30
Four corner code 4480.1