JLPT N2 · 16 strokes
Kanji 輸: "transport, send, be inferior"
The kanji 輸 means "transport, send, be inferior". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ユ, シュ 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)
ユシュ
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 | transport, send, be inferior |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 371 of 2,501 |
Common words with 輸
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 輸入import; importation; introduction · afferent
- 輸送transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
- 輸出export; exportation · efferent
- 密輸smuggling; contraband trade
- 輸血blood transfusion
- 輸送機transport aircraft; transport plane
- 輸送船transport ship; troop ship
- 運輸transportation
- 輸入品imported goods
- 空輸air transport; air lift; airlift
- 輸送車transport truck; transport vehicle
- 輸出入export and import
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