11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

office, official, comrade, fellow

On'yomi
  • ソウ
    palace room for government officials ②fellow
  • ゾウ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ソウゾウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

office, official, comrade
ソウ (9th, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
bend, music, melody
キョク ま.がる くま (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

palace room for government officials ②fellow
son of a distinguished family
non-commissioned officer
warrant soldier
master sergeant (JGSDF)
master sergeant
noncommissioned officer of the Japanese Air Self Defense Forces (Defence)
senior master sergeant (JASDF)
legal profession
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References

Unicode hex code 66F9
JIS X 0208 1-33-66
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2134
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2477
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2746
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3414
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1759
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2394
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1173
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1257
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 2030
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1479
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14297
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1520
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1929
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2114
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1413
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1448
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1933
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 999
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1181
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c7.10
Four corner code 5560.6
De Roo Code 1978