措
措 — Set aside
set aside, give up, suspend, discontinue, lay aside, except
On’yomiソ (so)
Kun’yomiおく (oku)
Stroke order (11 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 措
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 措置 | そち sochi | measure; step; action |
Study notes
措 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #818 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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