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What does the kanji 颯 mean?

颯 means whoosh (sound of wind); swift, sudden. On'yomi サツ、ソウ. Kun'yomi さっ.と.

Quick facts
On'yomiサツ、ソウ
Kun'yomiさっ.と
Strokes14
Main radical風
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi サツ、ソウKun'yomi さっ.と
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework14 strokes

whoosh (sound of wind); swift, sudden

Memory hook

The wind (風) rising (立) and blowing past in one gust — GUST, SUDDEN, BRISK.

Main radical

風wind 9 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 14 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.

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