Kanji

套

套

accumulate, big and long, hackneyed

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

大部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

トウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かさねる

Example sentences

外套 がいとう
祖父 は いつも 立派 な 外套 を 着て 外出 した 。

My grandfather always went out wearing a fine overcoat.

常套 じょうとう
それ は 彼 が 困った とき に 使う 常套 手段 です 。

That is the standard tactic he uses when he is in trouble.

阿諛 あゆ
権力 者 に 阿諛 追従 する の は 、 彼 の 常套 手段 だ 。

Fawning over those in power is his usual tactic.

旧套墨守 きゅうとうぼくしゅ
旧套墨守 する だけ で は 、 改革 は 進まない 。

Reform will not progress if we just stick to old ways.

Example Vocabulary

外套

がいとう

overcoat; mantle; cloak

常套手段

じょうとうしゅだん

常套句

じょうとうく

常套

じょうとう

conventional; standard; common practice; hackneyed

外套膜

がいとうまく

常套語

じょうとうご

夏外套

なつがいとう

旧套

きゅうとう

外套眼

旧套墨守

きゅうとうぼくしゅ

sticking to old customs; conservative; hidebound

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