What does kanji 曽 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 曽 is formerly.

How is kanji 曽 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 曽 are かつ, かつて, すなわち; the onyomi readings are ソウ, ソ, ゾウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 曽?

The main radical for kanji 曽 is 曰.

What words use kanji 曽?

Example words that use kanji 曽 include ひ孫, 嘗て, 曾, 曾おじいさん.

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曽

Meaning

Kanji 曽

formerly

formerly, once, before, ever, never, ex-

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かつかつてすなわち
Onyomi 音読み: ソウソゾウ
Nanori 名乗り: つねなります

Old form: 曾 • Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #1320
Strokes: 11
Radical: 曰
Components: 并 • 日 • 田
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 19 common entries

Showing 19 of 19 entries that include this kanji.

ひ孫

ひまご

great-grandchild

嘗て

かつて

never yet

曾

ひい

great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

曾おじいさん

ひいおじいさん

great-grandfather

曾おばあさん

ひいおばあさん

great-grandmother

曾祖母

そうそぼ

great-grandmother

曾遊

そうゆう

former visit

曽我物語

そがものがたり

Soga Monogatari (war chronicle)

曽祖父

そうそふ

great-grandfather

曽祖父母

そうそふぼ

great-grandparents

熊襲

くまそ

Kumaso (ancient Japanese people who lived in southern Kyushu)

大白檜曽

おおしらびそ

Maries' fir (Abies mariesii)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は曽て京都に住んでいた。

He formerly lived in Kyoto.

そんなことは曽て聞いたことがない。

I have never heard such a thing.

これは曽てない大事件だ。

This is an unprecedented major incident.

曽祖父は九十歳まで元気だった。

My great-grandfather stayed healthy until he was ninety.

曽祖母の話をもっと聞きたかった。

I wanted to hear more stories from my great-grandmother.

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