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索

Kanji 索: meaning "Cord, Rope, Searching", readings, stroke order

The kanji 索 means "Cord, Rope, Searching". On'yomi: サク; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Cord, Rope, Searching
On'yomi
サク
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 索

  • 索引 さくいん — index, indices
  • 捜索 そうさく — search (esp. for someone or something missing, investigation)
  • 模索 もさく — groping (for)

Stroke order · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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