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笙
Stroke Count
 11 Strokes
 Radical
 竹 + 5 Strokes
JLPT Level N1
Taught in Grade 9
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English Meaning
  1. a reed instrument
Readings
Kun'yomi: ふえ。
On'yomi: ショウ。(Go-on Reading)
セイ。(Kan-on Reading)
ソウ。

Dictionary Entries for 笙

shou
sou
noun
  1. traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 笙

Construction of Character for 笙

Radicals and parts present in 笙
» Radical bamboo
» Part life, genuine, birth

Kanji related to 笙

Kanji containing 生 at the bottom

  • 星

Kanji containing 生

  • 生

    産

    性

    姓

    牲

    隆

    醒

Kanji containing 竹 at the top

  • 答

    算

    笛

    第

    筆

    等

    箱

    笑

    節

    管

    筋

    策

    簡

    符

    筒

    箇

    範

    篤

    簿

    籍

    箸

    箋

    籠

Kanji containing 竹

  • 竹

    築

Meanings in Other Languages for 笙

Spanish
  1. instrumento de junco, instrumento de viento con lengüeta

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