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

refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear

Kun'yomi
  • あきらか
  • fresh ②clear (voice)
  • たがう
On'yomi
  • ソウ

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ソウ 59.9%
さわやか 40.1%

Character Breakdown

refreshing, bracing, resonant
ソウ さわ.やか あき.らか (11th, N1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
sparse and clear, to stop, to connect
to mix with, to associate with, to join
コウ ギョウ まじ.わる (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Common Words

fresh ②clear (voice)
refreshing ②neat
feeling great (refreshed)
fine disposition
refreshing and pleasant autumn
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References

Unicode hex code 723D
JIS X 0208 1-33-54
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 234
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3520
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4402
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2228
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2998
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2855
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1608
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1832
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1529
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 19746
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2046
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2059
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a11.7
Four corner code 4003.4