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省

Focus

WaniKani level 21JLPT N2Joyo grade 4Top 500-1,000 Β· #5489 strokes

Meanings

Focus, Government Ministry, Conserve

On'yomi

せい、 しょう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

γ‹γˆγ‚Š.みる、 はぢ.く

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 省

省 is written in 9 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

省 (Focus) is taught on WaniKani at level 21 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #548 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 9 strokes.

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