送
送 — Escort
escort, send
On’yomiソウ (sou)
Kun’yomiおくる (okuru)
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 送
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 放送 | ほうそう housou | broadcasting; broadcast; program |
| 輸送 | ゆそう yusou | transport; transportation; transit |
| 送る | おくる okuru | to send; to dispatch; to forward |
| 先送り | さきおくり sakiokuri | putting off (doing); postponement; delaying |
| 見送り | みおくり miokuri | seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment |
| 見送る | みおくる miokuru | to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight |
Study notes
送 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #311 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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