Japanese Kanji

sou

formerly · once · before

Secondary school · 11 strokes

Readings

  • ONソウsou
  • ONso
  • ONゾウzou
  • KUNかつkatsu
  • KUNかつてkatsute
  • KUNすなわちsunawachi

Meaning

Formerly, once, before, ever, never, ex-.

Stroke order for 曽

曽 is part of the secondary school jōyō kanji — the full set of characters used in everyday Japanese. With 11 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.

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