11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N2

sweep, brush

Kun'yomi
  • to sweep ②to gather silkworms
On'yomi
  • ソウ
  • シュ
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ソウ 97.1%
2.9%

Character Breakdown

sweep, brush
ソウ は.く シュ (8th, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
broom
ソウ シュウ ほうき (Kentei 1)
snout, hand
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)

Common Words

vacuum cleaner ②cleaning device
cleaning up (enemy remnants)
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
sweeping with fire
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References

Unicode hex code 6383
JIS X 0208 1-33-61
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1945
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2207
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 503
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 611
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 372
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 464
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1152
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1235
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1235
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1319
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 947
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12237P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1519
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1080
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1128
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 574
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1442
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 957
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 907
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1160
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c8.22
Four corner code 5702.7
De Roo Code 1344