The kanji 素: meaning, readings and stroke order
素
- Meaning
- element, plain
- On reading
- ソ so、ス su
- Kun reading
- —
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 糸 silk
- Level
- Level 5 · grade 5
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- nguyên liệu, mộc mạc (tố)
- Japanese
- もとに なる もの。かざらない。
- Korean
- 바탕, 꾸밈없다 (소)
- Chinese
- 原料、朴素
Readings, words and example sentences
ソ so · on reading
素材
material
木を 素材に した 作品です。
This artwork is made from wood.
ス su · on reading · less common
素顔
face without makeup
素顔の ままで 写真に うつります。
I have my picture taken with no makeup on.
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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.