素 — kanji meaning “elementary”
素
elementary, principle, naked, uncovered
- Meanings
- elementary, principle, naked, uncovered
- On'yomi
- ソ (so)、ス (su)
- Kun'yomi
- もと
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #660 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 120
- Chinese reading
- sù — Chinese character page
Words with 素
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 要素 | ようそ youso | element; component; factor |
| 素材 | そざい sozai | ingredient; (raw) material; resource |
| 素敵 | すてき suteki | lovely; wonderful; charming |
| 素人 | しろうと shirouto | amateur; layman; ordinary person |
| 素直 | すなお sunao | obedient; meek; docile |
| 酸素 | さんそ sanso | oxygen (O) |
| 水素 | すいそ suiso | hydrogen (H) |
| 素顔 | すがお sugao | face with no make-up; unpainted face |
| 素朴 | そぼく soboku | simple; artless; naive |
| 素早い | すばやい subayai | quick; swift; nimble |
| 素質 | そしつ soshitsu | makings (of); aptitude; talent |
| 酵素 | こうそ kouso | enzyme |
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