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What does the kanji 曹 mean?

曹 means official, department; colleague. On'yomi ソウ、ゾウ.

Quick facts
On'yomiソウ、ゾウ
Strokes11
Main radical曰
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ソウ、ゾウ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

official, department; colleague

Memory hook

Under the daylight (日), a row of people drawn up as a department — OFFICIAL, COMRADE.

Main radical

曰say, speak 4 strokes

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Stroke order · 11 strokes

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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.