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醋 Kanji meaning "vinegar"

Jiten frequency #5819Kanken Level 1TMW TMW Owner15 strokes

Meanings

vinegar

On'yomi

サク

Kun'yomi

す

Composed of

酉westradical
昔once upon a time

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

醋(さく)酸(さん)acetic acid#393743氷(ひょう)醋(さく)酸(さん)glacial acetic acid#476568木(もく)醋(さく)wood vinegar#476568

Most common words using this kanji

醋(す)vinegar#203688醋(さく)酸(さん)acetic acid#393743醋橘(すだち)sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)#476568食醋(しょくず)vinegar#476568洩醋(しおのめ)Shionome#476568氷(ひょう)醋(さく)酸(さん)glacial acetic acid#476568木(もく)醋(さく)wood vinegar#476568
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