What does kanji 呉 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 呉 is give.

How is kanji 呉 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 呉 are く.れる, くれ; the onyomi readings are ゴ.

What is the main radical of kanji 呉?

The main radical for kanji 呉 is 口.

What words use kanji 呉?

Example words that use kanji 呉 include 呉越同舟, 茣蓙, 呉服, 呉.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

呉

Meaning

Kanji 呉

give

give, do something for, kingdom of Wu

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: く.れるくれ
Onyomi 音読み: ゴ
Nanori 名乗り: ぐ

Variant: 吳 (Kyūjitai) , 吴 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1729
Strokes: 7
Radical: 口
Components: ハ • 口
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

17 common entries

Showing 17 of 32 entries that include this kanji.

呉越同舟

ごえつどうしゅう

bitter enemies in the same boat

茣蓙

ござ

rush mat

呉服

ごふく

silk fabrics

呉

ご

Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE)

呉の母

くれのおも

fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)

呉りゃる

くりゃる

to receive from another

呉る

くる

to give

呉れて遣る

くれてやる

to give

呉れる

くれる

to do to someone's disadvantage

呉れ呉れも

くれぐれも

repeatedly

呉れ手

くれて

donor

呉越

ごえつ

Wu and Yue (two rival states in ancient China)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は私に本を呉れた。

He gave me a book.

友達が手伝って呉れた。

My friend helped me.

呉は中国の古い国名だ。

Wu is an ancient Chinese country name.

三国時代、呉、蜀、魏が争った。

In the Three Kingdoms period, Wu, Shu, and Wei fought.

そのペンを呉れ。

Give me that pen.