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Kanji Details for 徒

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Stroke Count
10 Strokes
Radical
彳 + 7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people
Readings
Kun'yomi: いたずら、あだ、かち。
On'yomi: ズ、ド。(Go-on Reading)
ト。(Kan-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 徒

Dictionary Entries for 徒

muda
noun, na adjective
  1. futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

tada
no adjective, noun
  1. ordinary; common; usual
  2. free of charge (only 只)
  3. unaffected; as is; safe (usu. as ただでは...)
adverb
  1. only; merely; just; simply
conjunction
  1. but; however; nevertheless (esp. 但)

ada
na adjective, noun
  1. vain; futile; transient; frivolous

to
noun
  1. party; set; gang; company; person

zu
noun
  1. imprisonment (for one to three years)

kachi
noun
  1. foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot
  2. going on foot; walking

itazura
na adjective
  1. useless; vain; aimless; idle (usu. as いたずらに)

Stroke Order Diagrams for 徒

Construction of Character for 徒

Radicals and parts present in 徒
» Radical stop, linger, loiter, going man radical (no. 60)
» Part soil, earth, ground, Turkey
» Part run
Origin and construction of 徒

Kanji related to 徒

  • 使

    宿

    便

Meanings in Other Languages for 徒

French
  1. élève, inexpérimenté, vide, vanité, futilité, inutilité, chose éphémère, bande, parti
Portuguese
  1. júnior, vazio, vaidade, futilidade, inutilidade, coisa efêmera, gangue, conjunto, festa, pessoas
Spanish
  1. caminar, inútil, compañero

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