爽
爽 — Refreshing
refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear
On’yomiソウ (sou)
Kun’yomiあきらか (akiraka)
Kun’yomiさわやか (sawayaka)
Kun’yomiたがう (tagau)
Stroke order (11 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 爽
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爽やか | さわやか sawayaka | fresh; refreshing; invigorating |
| 爽快 | そうかい soukai | refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating |
Study notes
爽 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2333 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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