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JLPT N1 · 10 strokes

The kanji 索 — “to search; rope”

索 means to search; rope and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 10 strokes and uses the thread radical (糸).

Stroke order · 10 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): サク
Kun'yomi (訓読み): —
Radical: 糸 · thread
Strokes: 10

How to remember 索

Ten hands holding thread (糸), feeling out a path. 検索 — search! Life without Google 検索 is unthinkable these days.

Example words with 索

On'yomi readings

検索けんさくsearch

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