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曽
Kanji meaning "formerly, once, before"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #2557
Secondary
Kanken Level 2
RTK
KLC Volume 6
TMW Eternal Idol
11 strokes
Meanings
formerly, once, before, ever, never, ex-
On'yomi
ソウ
ソ
ゾウ
Kun'yomi
かつ
かつて
すなわち
Stroke order
(11 strokes)
Composed of
八
eight
田
rice field
日
day
radical
Components and stroke order from
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Kanji containing
曽
(8)
増
憎
層
贈
僧
噌
甑
囎
Reading usage
そ
660 (87%)
ぞ
72 (9%)
そう
26 (3%)
ぞう
2 (0%)
かつ
1 (0%)
ひい
1 (0%)
木曽
(
きそ
)
Kiso
#79144
曽根
(
そね
)
Sone
#80476
曽我
(
そが
)
Soka
#93705
曽
(
そ
)
So
#100159
木曽川
(
きそがわ
)
Kisogawa
#106520
曽根崎
(
そねざき
)
Sonezaki
#108799
中曽根
(
なかそね
)
Nakasone
#136330
木
(
き
)
曽
(
そ
)
路
(
じ
)
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
#140637
曽田
(
そた
)
Souda
#155387
曽田正人
(
そだまさひと
)
Soda Masahito (1968.6.18-)
#158655
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Most common words using this kanji
未
(
み
)
曽
(
ぞ
)
有
(
う
)
unprecedented
#46951
曽
(
そう
)
祖
(
そ
)
父
(
ふ
)
great-grandfather
#60679
木曽
(
きそ
)
Kiso
#79144
曽根
(
そね
)
Sone
#80476
曽我
(
そが
)
Soka
#93705
曽
(
そ
)
So
#100159
木曽川
(
きそがわ
)
Kisogawa
#106520
曽根崎
(
そねざき
)
Sonezaki
#108799
曽
(
ひい
)
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
#114345
曽
(
そう
)
祖
(
そ
)
母
(
ぼ
)
great-grandmother
#127240
曽我部
(
そかべ
)
Sokabe
#130278
中曽根
(
なかそね
)
Nakasone
#136330
木
(
き
)
曽
(
そ
)
路
(
じ
)
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
#140637
曽
(
そう
)
孫
(
そん
)
great-grandchild
#142566
木曽義仲
(
きそよしなか
)
Kiso Yoshinaka
#144663
曽田
(
そた
)
Souda
#155387
曽田正人
(
そだまさひと
)
Soda Masahito (1968.6.18-)
#158655
小木曽
(
おきそ
)
Okiso
#159019
大曽根
(
おおそね
)
Oosone
#159450
小曽根
(
おそね
)
Osone
#193049
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