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Kanji Detail for 酢 - "vinegar, sour"

酢

  • Meaning

    酢 means "vinegar, sour."

    1. Vinegar - A sour liquid used in cooking.

    2. Sour - Having an acidic taste.

  • Words using 酢

    • お酢 おす Listen vinegar

  • Tattoo check: 酢

    • Verified meaning: vinegar, sour
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read す, すさき, すざき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 酢

    Surnames 酢(す)Listen 酢(すさき)Listen 酢(すざき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    vinegar; sour; acid; tart

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    toast one's host with wine; to express juice by pressing

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 醋[cu4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    a toast to the host

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    When a guest toasts the host. To receive something and reciprocate is called 酢. As in mutual giving and receiving is called 酬酢.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    saku(サク) サク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    su(す) す

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    酉 (hiyominotori・torihen・sakenotori・koyominotori)

  • Related Keywords

    vinegar sour reward acetic acid acidic condiment cooking culinary fermentation flavoring marinade pickling preservative pungent tangy tart taste

Sentences including 酢

  • I don't like vinegar.

  • Vinegar has a sharp taste.

  • I don't know how to make sweet and sour pork.

  • I don't know how to make sweet and sour pork.

  • Please bring me vinegar and oil.

  • Sweet and sour pork is my favorite Chinese food.

  • Sweet and sour pork is my favorite Chinese food.

  • Did you know that vinegar can be made from dates?

  • Did you know that vinegar can be made from dates?

  • Tom bought a bottle of balsamic vinegar in Modena.

More kanji with the radical 酉 (hiyominotori・torihen・sakenotori・koyominotori)

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