JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Kanji 窓: "window, pane"
The kanji 窓 means "window, pane". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ソウ, ス in on'yomi and まど, てんまど, けむだし 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)
ソウス
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まどてんまどけむだし
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 | window, pane |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1186 of 2,501 |
Common words with 窓
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 窓window
- 窓際at the window; by the window; next to the window
- 窓ガラスwindowpane; window glass
- 窓辺by the window
- 窓口counter; window; teller window; ticket window · contact person; point of contact
- 窓枠window frame; sash
- 小窓small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
- 窓越しviewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
- 車窓train window; car window
- 同窓会alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
- ガラス窓glass window
- 天窓skylight · head
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