曹
曹 — Office
office, official, comrade, fellow
On’yomiソウ (sou)
On’yomiゾウ (zou)
Kun’yomi—
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 曹
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 法曹 | ほうそう housou | legal profession; judicial officer; lawyer |
| 法曹界 | ほうそうかい housoukai | legal circles |
| 軍曹 | ぐんそう gunsou | sergeant |
| 御曹司 | おんぞうし onzoushi | son of a distinguished family; son of a noble |
Study notes
曹 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1998 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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