JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 陶: "pottery, porcelain"
The kanji 陶 means "pottery, porcelain". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read トウ in on'yomi and すえ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
すえ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | pottery, porcelain |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1680 of 2,501 |
Common words with 陶
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 鬱陶しいgloomy (e.g. mood); depressing · irritating; troublesome
- 陶器pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain
- 陶酔intoxication · being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by); being intoxicated (with)
- 陶然tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow · entranced; enchanted; captivated
- 陶pottery; earthenware; ceramics; porcelain
- 陶磁器ceramics; pottery and porcelain
- 陶芸ceramic art; ceramics
- 薫陶education; training; discipline
- 自己陶酔narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
- 陶製ceramics
- 陶芸家potter
- 陶工potter; ceramist; ceramicist
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