呉 — kanji meaning “give”
呉
give, do something for, kingdom of Wu
- Meanings
- give, do something for, kingdom of Wu
- On'yomi
- ゴ (go)
- Kun'yomi
- く.れる、くれ
- Name readings
- ぐ
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1729 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- wú
Words with 呉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呉服 | ごふく gofuku | cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile |
| 呉越同舟 | ごえつどうしゅう goetsudoushuu | bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows |
| 呉れる | くれる kureru | to give; to let (one) have |
| 呉音 | ごおん goon | go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese |
| 呉竹 | くれたけ kuretake | Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis) |
| 呉須 | ごす gosu | gosu porcelain |
| 呉汁 | ごじる gojiru | gojiru; miso soup with ground soybeans |
| 呉れ手 | くれて kurete | donor; one who does something for you |
| 呉越 | ごえつ goetsu | Wu and Yue (two rival states in ancient China) |
| 呉服屋 | ごふくや gofukuya | kimono fabrics shop; draper |
| 呉服商 | ごふくしょう gofukushou | dry-goods dealer |
| 呉服店 | ごふくてん gofukuten | kimono fabrics shop; draper's shop |
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