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KanjiN1Grade 5 · 小510 strokesRadical 糸

素 · elementary, principle

素 is a kanji meaning elementary, principle, naked, uncovered. It has 10 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ソso
  • スsu

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • もとmoto

Practise the N1 kanji

In 第14巻 JLPT N1, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 素 · 16 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 素
WordReadingMeaningLevel
素晴らしいすばらしいwonderful; terrificN4
酸素さんそoxygenN3
素もとprimeN3
要素ようそelementN3
素人しろうとlayman, amateur, noviceN2
水素すいそhydrogenN2
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More words that use 素
WordReadingMeaningLevel
素直すなおobedient, meek, docileN2
素質そしつtalent, capabilityN2
元素げんそelementN1
簡素かんそsimplicity, plainN1
素早いすばやいfast, quickN1
素材そざいraw materials, subject matterN1
素っ気無いそっけないcold, short, curt, bluntN1
素朴そぼくsimplicity, artlessness, naivetyN1
炭素たんそcarbon (C)N1
質素しっそsimplicity, modesty, frugalityN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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