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姑
Kanji meaning "mother-in-law"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #2308
Kanken Level 準1
RTK
TMW Prima Idol
8 strokes
Meanings
mother-in-law
On'yomi
コ
Kun'yomi
しゅうとめ
しゅうと
おば
しばらく
Stroke order
(8 strokes)
Composed of
女
woman
radical
古
old
Components and stroke order from
KanjiVG
(
CC BY-SA 3.0
)
Reading usage
こ
16 (67%)
しゅうとめ
2 (8%)
う
1 (4%)
ご
1 (4%)
さちみ
1 (4%)
しばら
1 (4%)
しゅうと
1 (4%)
じゅうと
1 (4%)
姑
(
こ
)
息
(
そく
)
underhanded
#18209
舅
(
きゅう
)
姑
(
こ
)
parents-in-law
#170597
因
(
いん
)
循
(
じゅん
)
姑
(
こ
)
息
(
そく
)
dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising)
#245294
妃魅姑
(
ひみこ
)
Himiko
#329563
芸
(
げい
)
姑
(
こ
)
geisha
#380670
姑
(
こ
)
洗
(
せん
)
(in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp)
#385829
麻
(
ま
)
姑
(
こ
)
掻
(
そう
)
痒
(
よう
)
things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes)
#398255
麻
(
ま
)
姑
(
こ
)
Ma Gu
#398255
外
(
がい
)
姑
(
こ
)
mother-in-law (of the husband)
#398255
小
(
しょう
)
心
(
しん
)
姑
(
こ
)
息
(
そく
)
timid and evasive (person)
#468698
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Most common words using this kanji
姑
(
こ
)
息
(
そく
)
underhanded
#18209
姑
(
しゅうとめ
)
mother-in-law
#26883
小
(
こ
)
姑
(
じゅうと
)
sister-in-law
#39659
嫁姑
(
よめしゅうとめ
)
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
#74254
嫁
(
よめ
)
姑
(
しゅうと
)
戦
(
せん
)
争
(
そう
)
conflict between a bride and her mother-in-law
#140141
姑
(
う
)
獲
(
ぶ
)
鳥
(
め
)
Ubume
#144013
舅
(
きゅう
)
姑
(
こ
)
parents-in-law
#170597
慈姑
(
くわい
)
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
#201393
姑娘
(
クーニャン
)
girl (esp. Chinese)
#210270
姑
(
しばら
)
く
for a moment
#215541
因
(
いん
)
循
(
じゅん
)
姑
(
こ
)
息
(
そく
)
dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising)
#245294
妃魅姑
(
ひみこ
)
Himiko
#329563
白
(
しろ
)
慈姑
(
ぐわい
)
Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)
#377620
芸
(
げい
)
姑
(
こ
)
geisha
#380670
姑
(
こ
)
洗
(
せん
)
(in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp)
#385829
麻
(
ま
)
姑
(
こ
)
掻
(
そう
)
痒
(
よう
)
things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes)
#398255
麻
(
ま
)
姑
(
こ
)
Ma Gu
#398255
姑射
(
はかや
)
Koya
#398255
外
(
がい
)
姑
(
こ
)
mother-in-law (of the husband)
#398255
姑山
(
こやま
)
Koyama
#468698
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