糟

dregs; sediment; grounds

17 strokes.

Readings

• ソウ (on reading): 糟糠 (そうこう) chaff and bran; 糟糠の妻 (そうこうのつま) one's devoted wife
• コウ (on reading)
• ぬか (kun reading)

Components

• 米
• 曹
• 一 radical one
• ｜ radical vertical stroke
• 日 radical sun; day
• 米 radical rice

Words using 糟

• 糟糠 (そうこう) chaff and bran
• 糟糠の妻 (そうこうのつま) one's devoted wife
• 糟粕 (そうはく) sake lees
• 糟汁 (かすじる) soup made with sake lees
• 糟毛 (かすげ) roan (type of horse colour (color))
• 糟を食う (かすをくう) to be scolded (mainly used theatrically)
• 糟酢 (かすず) vinegar made from sake lees

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