The kanji 狙: meaning, readings and stroke order

狙

Meaning: aim at, watch for
On reading: ソ so
Kun reading: ねら（う） nerau
Strokes: 8
Radical: 犬 dog
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nhắm, rình (thư)
Japanese: ねらう。すきをうかがう。
Korean: 노리다, 엿보다 (저)
Chinese: 瞄准、伺机

Readings, words and example sentences

ソ so · on reading · less common

狙そ撃げき
sniping, shooting from far away
狙そ撃げきの場面はありません。
There are no sniper scenes.

ねら（う） nerau · kun reading

狙ねらう
to aim at
的の中心を 狙ねらいます。
I aim at the center of the target.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.