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騰

JLPT N1 · 20 strokes

The kanji 騰 — “surge, to soar”

騰 means surge, to soar and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 20 strokes and uses the horse radical (馬).

Stroke order · 20 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): トウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): あが(る)、のぼ(る)
Radical: 馬 · horse
Strokes: 20

How to remember 騰

Riding a horse's (馬) leap — surge. 高騰!! — 物価高騰; the kanji of news about rising prices; 沸騰 means to boil over!

Example words with 騰

On'yomi readings

高騰こうとうprices surging
沸騰ふっとうboiling over

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