壮
壮 — Robust
robust, manhood, prosperity
On’yomiソウ (sou)
Kun’yomiさかん (sakan)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 壮
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 壮大 | そうだい soudai | magnificent; grand; majestic |
| 壮行 | そうこう soukou | (rousing) send-off; farewell |
| 壮年 | そうねん sounen | prime of life |
| 悲壮 | ひそう hisou | tragic but brave; heroic; grim |
| 壮絶 | そうぜつ souzetsu | heroic; fierce; grand |
| 勇壮 | ゆうそう yuusou | heroic; brave; majestic |
Study notes
壮 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1657 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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