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Readings

Kana: ソウ、チュウ、シュウ、シュ、や.せる
Romaji: sou, chū, shū, shu, ya.seru
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

get thin

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  104
Frequency: 
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  3-5-7
Korean Reading:  su
Chinese Reading:  shou4
Unicode:  75e9
JIS:  4169

Indexes

New Nelson Index: 3806
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5i9.1
Four Corner Index: 0014.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 22415X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.1193
Remembering the kanji Index: 2577
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2797
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1818
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4069

Words

痩せる (やせる)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to slim; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
やせ我慢 (やせがまん)
fake stoicism; pretended endurance (for sake of pride); false courage
痩躯 (そうく)
lean (figure)
痩せ薬 (やせぐすり)
drug used for weight reduction
痩せ土 (やせつち)
barren soil
痩身 (そうしん)
slim figure; weight reduction
着やせ (きやせ)
looking slender in clothing
痩せ腕 (やせうで)
thin arm; meager income; meagre income
痩せ馬 (やせうま)
scrawny horse
痩せ地 (やせち)
barren soil
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