翁
Venerable Old Man
Meanings
Venerable Old Man
On'yomi
おう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
おきな
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
翁 is written in 10 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
翁 (Venerable Old Man) is not taught on WaniKani and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #2064 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 10 strokes.
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