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Kentei exam level Pre-1

dregs, sediment, grounds

Kun'yomi
  • ぬか
On'yomi
  • コウ
  • ソウ
Nanori
  • dregs ②lees (esp. sake) ③leftovers ④worthless item

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かす 99.6%
ソウ 0.4%

Character Breakdown

dregs, sediment, grounds
かす ソウ コウ (Kentei Pre-1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
office, official, comrade
ソウ (9th, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
bend, music, melody
キョク ま.がる くま (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Common Words

chaff and bran ②worthless thing
soup made with sake lees
roan (type of horse color)
to be scolded (mainly used theatrically)
vinegar made from sake lees
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References

Unicode hex code 7CDF
JIS X 0208 1-33-76
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3487
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4423
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2649
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2691
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2632
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27104
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6b11.1
Four corner code 9596.6