What does kanji 曾 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 曾 is before.

How is kanji 曾 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 曾 are か.って, かつ.て, すなわち; the onyomi readings are ソ, ソウ, ゾウ.

What words use kanji 曾?

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

JinmeiyōKanken 1 / Pre-Level 1

曾

Meaning

Kanji 曾

before

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

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: か.ってかつ.てすなわち
Onyomi 音読み: ソソウゾウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 曽 (Shinjitai)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 12
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1 / Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 首 • 酋 • 䒑 • 平 • 并 • 关 • 夔

Related vocabulary

Showing 18 common entries

Showing 18 of 18 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

曾我派

そがは

Soga school of Japanese painting

曾祖母

そうそぼ

great-grandmother

曾遊

そうゆう

former visit

曽祖父

そうそふ

great-grandfather

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)

白檜曽

しらびそ

Veitch's silver fir (Abies veitchii)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

私の曾祖父は医者でした。

My great-grandfather was a doctor.

曾祖母は百歳まで生きました。

Great-grandmother lived to be a hundred years old.

それは未曾有の大災害だった。

It was an unprecedented disaster.

彼女は曾孫の顔を見て喜んだ。

She was happy to see her great-grandchild's face.

私は曾て東京に住んでいました。

I once lived in Tokyo.

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