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Readings

Kana: ソウ、ざる、す
Romaji: sou, zaru, su
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

bamboo basket

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  118
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-6-4
Korean Reading:  jo
Chinese Reading:  zhao4
Unicode:  7b0a
JIS:  6375

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3371
New Nelson Index: 4253
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6f4.2
Four Corner Index: 8823.2
Daikanwanjiten Index: 25872
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0746

Words

(ざる)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; strainer; sieve; zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce); strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
笊法 (ざるほう)
law full of loopholes; toothless law
ザルガイ科 (ザルガイか、ざるがいか)
Cardiidae; family of bivalve molluscs comprising the cockles
笊貝 (ざるがい、ザルガイ)
Burchard's cockle (Vasticardium burchardi)
目笊 (めざる)
openwork bamboo basket
ざる蕎麦 (ざるそば、ザルそば)
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
金ざる (きんざる)
metal basket (for deep-frying, etc.); metallic basket
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