Kanji

楚

楚

whip, cane

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソ, ショ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

いばら, しもと, すわえ

Example sentences

清楚 せいそ
彼女 は 清楚 な 白い ワンピース を 着ていた 。

She was wearing a neat and clean white dress.

四面楚歌 しめんそか
彼 は プロジェクト の 失敗 の 責任 を 一人 で 負わされ 、 四面楚歌 の 状態 だった 。

He was forced to take sole responsibility for the project's failure, and was in a state of being surrounded by enemies.

項羽 こうう
項羽 は 、 四面楚歌 の 状況 で 最期 を 悟った 。

Xiang Yu realized his end was near amidst the 'Shimen Soka' (siege from all sides).

Example Vocabulary

清楚

せいそ

neat and clean; pure; graceful

楚々

そそ

四面楚歌

しめんそか

to be surrounded by enemies; to be isolated

楚

すわえ

清楚系ビッチ

せいそけいビッチ

楚楚

そそ

楚蟹

金楚糕

楚

すわえ

清楚ギャル

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