呉
呉 — Give
give, do something for, kingdom of Wu
On’yomiゴ (go)
Kun’yomiくれる (kureru)
Kun’yomiくれ (kure)
Stroke order (7 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 呉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呉服 | ごふく gofuku | cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile |
| 呉越同舟 | ごえつどうしゅう goetsudoushuu | bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows |
Study notes
呉 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1729 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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