某
某 — So-and-so
so-and-so, one, a certain, that person
On’yomiボウ (bou)
Kun’yomiそれがし (soregashi)
Kun’yomiなにがし (nanigashi)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 某
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 某 | ぼう bou | certain; one; I |
Study notes
某 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2106 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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