俵
俵 — Bag
bag, bale, sack, counter for bags
On’yomiヒョウ (hyou)
Kun’yomiたわら (tawara)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 俵
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 土俵 | どひょう dohyou | (wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag |
| 俵 | たわら tawara | straw bag; sack; bale |
| 土俵際 | どひょうぎわ dohyougiwa | edge of the ring; verge; brink |
| 土俵入り | どひょういり dohyouiri | entrance procession of wrestlers into the ring |
Study notes
俵 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1481 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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