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Keyword
elementary
  • principle
  • naked
  • uncovered
Frequency
#660
Strokes
10
Grade
5
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
1652
Readings
ソ75%
ス21%
もと4%
Mnemonic
A king with a hat learns elementary sewing from a seamstress: thread the needle, pull it through, and mend the brim.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
素もと
origin; source; beginning; basis; base; foundation; root; cause; (raw) material; ingredient; …
Noun
素す晴ばらしい
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; amazing; superb; exceeding; incredible; remarkable; striking; immense
I-adjective
素す敵てき
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great; splendid; marvellous (marvelous); fantastic; superb
Na-adjective
要よう素そ
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
Noun
素そ材ざい
ingredient; (raw) material; resource; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
Noun
素人しろうと
amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)
Noun
素す直なお
obedient; meek; docile; unaffected; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings); straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity; without mannerisms; …
Na-adjective
素す
one's nature; one's feelings; oneself; plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel; exceedingly
Noun
酸さん素そ
oxygen (O)
Noun
水すい素そ
hydrogen (H)
Noun
酵こう素そ
enzyme
Noun
炭たん素そ
carbon (C)
Noun
素地きじ
cloth; fabric; material; texture; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; one's true colours; unglazed pottery; …
Noun
簡かん素そ
simple; plain; modest
Na-adjective
窒ちっ素そ
nitrogen (N)
Noun
素そ朴ぼく
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
Na-adjective
素す顔がお
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; true picture; real nature; sober face; sobriety
Noun
塩えん素そ
chlorine (Cl)
Noun
素す早ばやい
quick; swift; nimble; agile; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
I-adjective
素そ案あん
rough plan; draft
Noun
素そ質しつ
makings (of); aptitude; talent; qualities; nature; character; temperament; constitution; diathesis
Noun
素そ子し
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
Noun