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夙

Readings

Kana: シュク、つとに、はやい
Romaji: shuku, tsutoni, hayai
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

bright and early, long ago, early in life

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  16
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  3-2-4
Korean Reading:  sug
Chinese Reading:  su4
Unicode:  5919
JIS:  3D48

Indexes

Nelson Index: 658
New Nelson Index: 1126
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2s4.2
Four Corner Index: 7721.0
Japanese Names Index: 299
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5755
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0340
Remembering the kanji Index: 2141
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2267

Words

夙 (しゅく)
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
夙に (つとに)
bright and early; early in life; long ago; for a long time
夙成 (しゅくせい)
precocity
未だき (まだき)
a very short while ago; very early (e.g. in the morning)
夙志 (しゅくし)
long-cherished desire
夙夜 (しゅくや)
from morning till night; day and night; always
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