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酸

JLPT N1 · 14 strokes

The kanji 酸 — “sour; acid”

酸 means sour; acid and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 14 strokes and uses the wine jar radical (酉).

Stroke order · 14 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): サン
Kun'yomi (訓読み): す(い)
Radical: 酉 · wine jar
Strokes: 14

How to remember 酸

The sour taste in a jar (酉) — acidity. 酸っぱい!! is the first reaction to pickled plums; 酸素 means oxygen!

Example words with 酸

On'yomi readings

酸素さんそoxygen

Kun'yomi readings

酸っぱいすっぱいsour

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