JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 俵: "bag, bale, sack"
The kanji 俵 means "bag, bale, sack, counter for bags". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヒョウ in on'yomi and たわら 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)
ヒョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たわら
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 | bag, bale, sack, counter for bags |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1481 of 2,501 |
Common words with 俵
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 土俵(wrestling) ring · forum (e.g. for discussion)
- 俵straw bag; sack; bale · counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
- 米俵bag of rice
- 一俵one (straw) bagful
- 土俵際edge of the ring · verge; brink; critical moment; last moment
- 炭俵sack for charcoal
- 土俵入りentrance procession of wrestlers into the ring
- 俵物goods in straw bags
- 初土俵first tournament for a wrestler
- 桟俵straw lid covering either end of a rice container
- 徳俵4 bales on the edge of the ring set slightly back
- 俵数number of straw bags
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