呉

Wu; give; do something for; kingdom of Wu

7 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1729.

Readings

• ゴ (on reading): 呉 (ご) Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze); 呉服店 (ごふくてん) kimono fabrics shop
• くれ (kun reading): 呉竹 (くれたけ) Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis); 呉れ手 (くれて) donor
• くれる (kun reading): 呉る (くる) to give

Components

• 口
• 八
• ハ radical eight, katakana ha
• 口 radical mouth

Kanji containing 呉

• 誤 mistake
• 娯 recreation
• 茣 mat
• 虞 fear
• 蜈 centipede
• 麌 stag

Words using 呉

• 呉 (ご) Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze)
• 呉服店 (ごふくてん) kimono fabrics shop
• 呉服 (ごふく) cloth (for Japanese clothes)
• 呉服商 (ごふくしょう) dry-goods dealer
• 呉音 (ごおん) go-on
• 呉竹 (くれたけ) Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
• 呉れ手 (くれて) donor
• 呉の母 (くれのおも) fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
• 呉大学 (くれだいがく) Kure University
• 呉る (くる) to give

22 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists