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奏

Readings

Kana: ソウ、かな.でる
Romaji: sou, kana.deru
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: すすむ
Romaji: susumu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

play music, speak to a ruler, complete

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  37
Frequency:  1067
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  2-5-4
Korean Reading:  ju
Chinese Reading:  zou4
Unicode:  594f
JIS:  4155

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2577
Nelson Index: 1178
New Nelson Index: 1156
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a9.17
Four Corner Index: 5043.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 918
Gakken Index: 845
Japanese Names Index: 951
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5915
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0586
Remembering the kanji Index: 1571
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1178
Kodansha Compact Index: 418
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 930
Kanji in Context Index: 1679
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1645
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2233
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1585
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1693
Essential Kanji Index: 1643
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3185
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1463
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 890

Words

演奏 (えんそう)
musical performance
協奏曲 (きょうそうきょく)
concerto
吹奏楽 (すいそうがく)
wind (instrument) music
独奏 (どくそう)
(instrumental) solo; recital
前奏 (ぜんそう)
prelude; overture
奏者 (そうしゃ)
instrumentalist; player
重奏 (じゅうそう)
instrumental ensemble
伴奏 (ばんそう)
(musical) accompaniment
合奏 (がっそう)
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
奏法 (そうほう)
playing (instrument); playing method; touch
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