What does the kanji 送 mean?

Memory hook

Lifting something on two cupped hands and taking the road (辶) to see it off — SEND, SEE OFF.

Main radical

Built from

• 辵walk, movement 7 strokes
• 并stroke shape, no meaning of its own 2 strokes
• 大big 3 strokes
• 一one 1 strokes
• 二two 2 strokes

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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Common words

• 放送ほうそうbroadcast
• 送るおくるto send (a letter, item); to see (someone) off

More words with this kanji

• 見送りみおくりseeing someone off; postponement
• 輸送ゆそうtransport, shipping
• 送付そうふsending, delivery (of documents, goods)
• 送別そうべつfarewell, send-off
• 送料そうりょうshipping fee
• 郵送ゆうそうsending by mail
• 見送るみおくるto see off; to pass up, to postpone
• 送り仮名おくりがなokurigana (kana following a kanji)
• 回送かいそうforwarding, transfer; out-of-service run (train/bus)
• 送金そうきんremittance
• 運送うんそうtransport, delivery
• 発注書を送付するはっちゅうしょをそうふするto send a purchase order