俎 — kanji meaning “altar of sacrifice”
俎
altar of sacrifice, chopping board
- Meanings
- altar of sacrifice, chopping board
- On'yomi
- ソ (so)、ショ (sho)
- Kun'yomi
- いた、まないた
- Strokes
- 9
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- zǔ — Chinese character page
Words with 俎
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 俎上 | そじょう sojou | on the chopping board |
| 樽俎 | そんそ sonso | (eating or drinking) party |
| 俎豆 | そとう sotou | ancient altar of sacrifice |
| 樽俎折衝 | そんそせっしょう sonsosesshou | diplomatic negotiations at the dinner table; diplomatic bargaining |
| 俎上の魚 | そじょうのうお sojounouo | being in a helpless situation; (like a) fish on a chopping board |
| 俎上の鯉 | そじょうのこい sojounokoi | someone doomed to their fate; fish on the chopping board |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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