酢
酢 — Vinegar
vinegar, sour, acid, tart
On’yomiサク (saku)
Kun’yomiす (su)
Stroke order (12 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 酢
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 酢 | す su | vinegar |
| お酢 | おす osu | vinegar |
| 酢酸 | さくさん sakusan | acetic acid |
| 甘酢 | あまず amazu | sweet vinegar |
| 酢の物 | すのもの sunomono | vinegared dish; pickled dish |
Study notes
酢 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1955 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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