輸
輸 — Transport
transport, send, be inferior
On’yomiユ (yu)
On’yomiシュ (shu)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (16 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 輸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 輸出 | ゆしゅつ yushutsu | export; exportation; efferent |
| 輸入 | ゆにゅう yunyuu | import; importation; introduction |
| 輸送 | ゆそう yusou | transport; transportation; transit |
| 運輸 | うんゆ unyu | transportation |
| 運輸省 | うんゆしょう unyushou | Ministry of Transport |
| 禁輸 | きんゆ kinyu | embargo |
Study notes
輸 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #371 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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