曹

sergeant; office; official; comrade; fellow

11 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1998.

Readings

• ソウ (on reading): 曹洞宗 (そうとうしゅう) Soto school (of Zen Buddhism); 軍曹 (ぐんそう) sergeant
• ゾウ (on reading): 曹司 (ぞうし) palace room for government officials or ladies in waiting

Components

• 曲
• 日
• 一 radical one
• ｜ radical vertical stroke
• 日 radical sun; day

Kanji containing 曹

• 遭 encounter
• 槽 vat
• 漕 rowing
• 糟 dregs
• 艚 boat

Words using 曹

• 曹洞宗 (そうとうしゅう) Soto school (of Zen Buddhism)
• 軍曹 (ぐんそう) sergeant
• 曹 (そう) palace room for government officials
• 法曹 (ほうそう) legal profession
• 曹長 (そうちょう) master sergeant
• 曹司 (ぞうし) palace room for government officials or ladies in waiting

44 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists