Word Meaning 蘇方

すおう suou

蘇方 is read as すおう (suou) and means layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath).

Meaning

English

  1. layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
  2. sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan)
  3. sappanwood dye (red in colour)

Reading

Kana

すおう

Romaji

suou

Writing Variants

  • 蘇芳 すおう suou
  • 蘇枋 すおう suou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

蘇生

そせい

revival

四方

よも

four sides (of a square)

遠方

えんぽう

long way

彼方

あなた

beyond

東方

ひがしがた

eastern direction

西方

さいほう

Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)

一方

いっぽう

on the one hand

見方

みかた

way of appreciating (e.g. opera)

地方

ちほう

civilian society

行方

ゆくえ

(one's) whereabouts

両方

りょうほう

both

親方

おやがた

foster parent