What does kanji 淑 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 淑 is graceful.

How is kanji 淑 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 淑 are しと.やか; the onyomi readings are シュク.

What is the main radical of kanji 淑?

The main radical for kanji 淑 is 水.

What words use kanji 淑?

Example words that use kanji 淑 include 淑女, 淑徳, 淑やか, 淑景舎.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

淑

Meaning

Kanji 淑

graceful

graceful, gentle, pure

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: しと.やか
Onyomi 音読み: シュク
Nanori 名乗り: すくとしよし

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1922
Strokes: 11
Radical: 水
Components: 卜 • 又 • 小 • 汁
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 寂 • 督 • 叔 • 菽 • 婌 • 俶 • 椒

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Showing 11 common entries

Showing 11 of 11 entries that include this kanji.

淑女

しゅくじょ

(female) pervert

淑徳

しゅくとく

womanly virtues

淑やか

しとやか

graceful

淑景舎

しげいさ

court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)

淑女風

しゅくじょふう

ladylike

淑徳大学

しゅくとくだいがく

Shukutoku University

私淑

ししゅく

looking up to a person as one's own master or model

貞淑

ていしゅく

chastity

お淑やか

おしとやか

graceful

愛知淑徳大学

あいちしゅくとくだいがく

Aichi Shukutoku University

紳士淑女

しんししゅくじょ

ladies and gentlemen

Example sentences

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彼女は淑やかな話し方をする。

She speaks in a graceful manner.

母は昔、淑女学校に通っていた。

My mother used to attend a girls' school.

祖母は貞淑な人として知られていた。

My grandmother was known as a virtuous person.

その庭には淑やかな雰囲気がある。

That garden has a graceful atmosphere.

彼は淑やかな心を大切にしている。

He values a gentle and refined heart.

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