Kanji

What does the kanji 呉 mean?

呉 means Wu (ancient Chinese state); giving, bestowing. On'yomi ゴ. Kun'yomi く.れる、くれ.

Quick facts
On'yomiゴ
Kun'yomiく.れる、くれ
Strokes7
Main radical口
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ゴKun'yomi く.れる、くれ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework7 strokes

Wu (ancient Chinese state); giving, bestowing

Memory hook

A mouth (口) tilted with two hanging strokes — the old state of WU; GIVE.

Main radical

口mouth 3 strokes

Stroke order · 7 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.