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索 · cord, rope

索 is a kanji meaning cord, rope, searching, inquiring. It has 10 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • サクsaku

Kun'yomi · Japanese

None in KANJIDIC2.

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 索 · 3 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 索
WordReadingMeaningLevel
索引さくいんindex, indicesN2
捜索そうさくsearch (esp. for someone or something missing, investigation)N1
模索もさくgroping (for)N1

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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