14 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

wise, fast learner

Kun'yomi
  • clever ②sharp (ear, etc.)
  • みみざと
On'yomi
  • ソウ
Nanori
  • さと
  • さとし
  • さとる
  • あき
  • あきら
  • とし
  • さた
  • みのる

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ソウ 69.9%
さと 15.1%
さと 15.1%

Character Breakdown

wise, fast learner
ソウ さと.い さと (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
public, prince, official
コウ おおやけ ク (2nd, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)

Common Words

be reasonable, strong and do not give in
wide-awake to one's interests
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References

Unicode hex code 8061
JIS X 0208 1-33-79
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3708
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4730
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1384
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1750
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 938
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1266
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2677
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2717
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2311
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1961
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 29109
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2203
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6e8.2
Four corner code 1813.3
De Roo Code 3258