JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 酪: "dairy products, whey, broth"
The kanji 酪 means "dairy products, whey, broth, fruit juice". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ラク 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)
ラク
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 | dairy products, whey, broth, fruit juice |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2012 of 2,501 |
Common words with 酪
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 酪農dairy farming
- 酪農家dairy farmer
- 乾酪cheese
- 酪acidic drink made from fermented milk (cow, sheep, mare; one of the five flavors in Buddhism)
- 牛酪butter
- 乳酪dairy products (esp. butter)
- 酪農製品dairy produce
- 酪酸butyric acid
- 酪農場dairy farm
- 酪酸菌butyric acid producing bacillus (Clostridium butyricum)
- 酪農業dairy farming industry
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