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掃

JLPT N2 · 11 strokes

The kanji 掃 — “to sweep”

掃 means to sweep and is a JLPT N2 kanji. It has 11 strokes and uses the hand (side) radical (扌).

Stroke order · 11 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ソウ、シュ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): は(く)
Radical: 扌 · hand (side)
Strokes: 11

How to remember 掃

A broom (帚) in the hand (扌) — cleaning. 掃除 (cleaning), 掃除機 (vacuum cleaner) — the Friday kanji.

Example words with 掃

On'yomi readings

掃除そうじcleaning
掃除機そうじきvacuum cleaner

Kun'yomi readings

掃くはくto sweep

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