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Readings

Kana: ショウ、くす
Romaji: shō, kusu
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

camphor

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  2252
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-4-11
Korean Reading:  jang
Chinese Reading:  zhang1
Unicode:  6a1f
JIS:  3E40

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2358
New Nelson Index: 2851
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a11.10
Four Corner Index: 4094.6
Japanese Names Index: 2294
Daikanwanjiten Index: 15451
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0532
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 980
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1351

Words

(くすのき、くす、クスノキ、クス)
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
クスノキ科 (クスノキか、くすのきか)
Lauraceae; laurel family of plants
犬樟 (いぬぐす、イヌグス)
Machilus thunbergii (species of laurel)
樟脳 (しょうのう)
camphor
玉樟 (たまぐす、タマグス)
Machilus thunbergii (species of laurel)
樟脳チンキ (しょうのうチンキ)
tincture of camphor
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