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What does the kanji 淑 mean?

淑 means gentle, graceful, virtuous (of a woman). On'yomi シュク. Kun'yomi しと.やか.

Quick facts
On'yomiシュク
Kun'yomiしと.やか
Strokes11
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi シュクKun'yomi しと.やか
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

gentle, graceful, virtuous (of a woman)

Memory hook

Clear water (氵), a small (小) gentle hand (又) — GRACEFUL, VIRTUOUS.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 11 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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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.