JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 糖: "sugar"
The kanji 糖 means "sugar". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read トウ in on'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)
no recorded reading
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 | sugar |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1471 of 2,501 |
Common words with 糖
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 砂糖sugar
- 糖分amount of sugar; sugar content
- 砂糖菓子candy; sweet; confectionary
- 角砂糖cube sugar; sugar cube
- 糖尿病diabetes; diabetes mellitus
- 糖sugar
- 血糖値blood sugar level; blood glucose level
- 砂糖漬けpreserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
- 砂糖水sugared water
- 糖質sugariness; saccharinity; carbohydrate · schizophrenia
- 粉砂糖powdered sugar
- 糖蜜molasses; black treacle · (sugar) syrup
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