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.

Example words that use kanji 曾 include 曾孫, 曾我派.

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曾

Meaning

before

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

Stroke Order

Variant: 曽 (Shinjitai)

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そうそん

great-grandchild

そがは

Soga school of Japanese painting

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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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