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

vat, tub, tank

Kun'yomi
  • ship ②tank ③counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
On'yomi
  • ソウ
    body (of a biwa)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ソウ 99.6%
ふね 0.4%

Character Breakdown

vat, tub, tank
ソウ ふね (9th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
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)

Common Words

water tank ②fish tank
water-purification tank ②septic tank
one-part washing machine
(dental) alveolus
two-part washing machine
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References

Unicode hex code 69FD
JIS X 0208 1-33-69
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2351
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2844
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1067
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1352
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 734
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 981
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1176
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1260
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1741
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 15393
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1527
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1644
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1757
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1444
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1775
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1537
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1113
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1184
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a11.7
Four corner code 4596.6
De Roo Code 1878