18 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2

presents, send, give to, award to, confer on, presenting something

Kun'yomi
  • to give (as a gift) ②to confer
On'yomi
  • ゾウ
  • ソウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

おく 90.3%
ゾウソウ 9.7%

Character Breakdown

presents, send, give to
おく.る ゾウ (7th, N2)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
formerly, once, before
ソ ソウ かつ (11th)
to divide
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

to give (as a gift) ②to confer
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
posthumous name
exchange of presents
sender (of a present)
to give flowers as a gift
posthumous Buddhist name
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References

Unicode hex code 8D08
JIS X 0208 1-34-3
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4525
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5827
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1634
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2064
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1084
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1472
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 503
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 542
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 894
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1349
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36920P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1533
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1364
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1451
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 932
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1907
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1224
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1750
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 515
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7b11.2
Four corner code 6886.6
De Roo Code 3978