JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 淑: "graceful, gentle, pure"
The kanji 淑 means "graceful, gentle, pure". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シュク in on'yomi and しと.やか 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)
シュク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しと.やか
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 | graceful, gentle, pure |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1922 of 2,501 |
Common words with 淑
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 淑女lady · (female) pervert
- お淑やかgraceful; ladylike; modest; gentle
- 淑やかgraceful; ladylike; modest; gentle
- 貞淑chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
- 紳士淑女ladies and gentlemen
- 私淑looking up to a person as one's own master or model; being influenced by a person through his works; idolizing
- 淑徳womanly virtues
- 淑女風ladylike; in the manner of a lady
- 淑景舎court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)
- 淑徳大学Shukutoku University
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