そう
叢
こう
考

noun used as a suffix

Archaism. Usu. in titles of works.
  1. miscellaneous studies.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
そう
叢
こう
考
 叢考 そうこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

plexus, clump of bushes, thicket
くさむら　むら.がる　ソウ (Kentei Pre-1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
sheep
ひつじ　ヨウ　よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
take, fetch, take up
と.る　シュ　とり (3rd, N3)
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
consider, think over
かんが.える　コウ　たか (2nd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
コウ　さまた.げられる