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素

elementary
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingソ、ス
Kun readingもと
JōyōGrade 5
  1. one's nature
  2. one's feelings
  3. oneself
  4. plain
  5. unadorned

Popular Usage

酸素素晴らしい素人水素素直素質簡素元素

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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grow up · thread (糸) · spiderman

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1652

Compound words

酸素さんそ
oxygen (O)
素晴らしいすばらしい
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
水素すいそ
hydrogen (H)
素質そしつ
makings (of); aptitude; talent; qualities; nature
素人しろうと
amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)
素直すなお
obedient; meek; docile; unaffected; honest
簡素かんそ
simple; plain; modest
元素げんそ
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); origin; source
塩素えんそ
chlorine (Cl)
酵素こうそ
enzyme
質素しっそ
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
色素しきそ
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
素顔すがお
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; true picture
素材そざい
ingredient; (raw) material; resource; unprocessed timber; raw timber
素子そし
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
素敵すてき
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice
素描そびょう
drawing; sketch; outline; summary; synopsis
素朴そぼく
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
炭素たんそ
carbon (C)
窒素ちっそ
nitrogen (N)
要素ようそ
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
素案そあん
rough plan; draft
栄養素えいようそ
nutrient
素早いすばやい
quick; swift; nimble; agile; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.)

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

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