曾 — kanji meaning “once”
曾
once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-
- Meanings
- once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-
- On'yomi
- ソウ (sou)、ソ (so)、ゾウ (zou)
- Kun'yomi
- かつ.て、か.って、すなわち
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 10
- Classical radical
- 73
- Chinese reading
- céng, zēng — Chinese character page
Words with 曾
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 未曾有 | みぞう mizou | unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking |
| 曾祖母 | そうそぼ sousobo | great-grandmother; great-grandma |
| 曾遊 | そうゆう souyuu | former visit |
| 佐曾羅 | さそら sasora | incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from India) |
| 曾我派 | そがは sogaha | Soga school of Japanese painting |
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