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What does the kanji 硫 mean?

硫 means sulfur. On'yomi リュウ.

Quick facts
On'yomiリュウ
Strokes12
Main radical石
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi リュウ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework12 strokes

sulfur

Memory hook

The yellow stone (石) by the hot stream, sharp-smelling — SULPHUR.

Main radical

石stone 5 strokes

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Stroke order · 12 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.

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