爽 — kanji meaning “refreshing”
爽
refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear
- Meanings
- refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear
- On'yomi
- ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi
- あき.らか、さわ.やか、たがう
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2333 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 89
- Chinese reading
- shuǎng — Chinese character page
Words with 爽
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爽快 | そうかい soukai | refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating |
| 爽やか | さわやか sawayaka | fresh; refreshing; invigorating |
| 颯爽 | さっそう sassou | gallant; dashing; jaunty |
| 清爽 | せいそう seisou | refreshing |
| 豪爽 | ごうそう gousou | fine disposition |
| 爽々 | さわさわ sawasawa | rustling |
| 爽凉 | そうりょう souryou | cool and refreshing |
| 英姿颯爽 | えいしさっそう eishisassou | cutting a fine (dashing, gallant, noble) figure |
| 気分爽快 | きぶんそうかい kibunsoukai | feeling great (refreshed) |
| 心身爽快 | しんしんそうかい shinshinsoukai | feeling refreshed in mind and body |
| 爽秋 | そうしゅう soushuu | refreshing and pleasant autumn |
| 昧爽 | まいそう maisou | dawn |
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