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奏 kanji: meaning “play music”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N19 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
play music
On'yomi
ソウ
Kun'yomi
かな・でる

Picture story to remember 奏

A person (人) in the heavens (天) sits by a cloud bonsai and starts to play music.

Parts in this story:人, 天

How to write 奏: stroke order

奏 is written with 9 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 奏

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Kanji that share parts with 奏.