“White silk” or “Prime” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “素”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “素” means “One’s nature”, “Undecorated” or “Element” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “素”
Jouyou Kanji “素” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 10 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | そ(so) |
| す(su) | |
| Kun-Yomi | もと(moto) |
| もと(より)(moto(yori)) | |
| しろ(い)(shiro(i)) | |
| Meanings | White silk, Plain silk |
| White, White color | |
| Plain truth, Simple, Plain, Frank | |
| Origin, Beginning, Base | |
| Simple, Artless, Unsophisticated | |
| No extra component, No additional element | |
| Element (of chemical) |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “素”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 素人(しろうと-shi ro u to) | Amateur, Layman, Ordinary person, Novice |
| 素足(すあし-su a shi) | Bare feet |
| 素顔(すがお-su ga o) | Face with no make-up, Real face, Unpainted face, Real nature, True self |
| 素寒貧(すかんぴん-su ka n pi n) | Penniless, Beggarly, Destitute person |
| 素性(すじょう-su jo u) | ① Birth, Parentage, Identity, ② One’s history, One’s past career |
| 素手(すで-su de) | Empty‐handed, Bare hands |
| 素直(すなお-su na o) | Honest, Obedient, Pure, Docile, Unprotesting |
| 素裸(すはだか or すっぱだか-su ha da ka (or) su ppa da ka) | Stark naked, Nudity, Nude, Nakedness |
| 素面(すめん-su me n) | ① Sober, Sobriety, Soberness, ② Not wearing a face-protector (in kendo) |
| 素浪人(すろうにん-su ro u ni n) | Poor or lowly master-less samurai |
| 素意(そい-so i) | Long-standing desire, Long-held belief |
| 素因(そいん-so i n) | Primary cause, Basic factor, Diathesis |
| 素因数(そいんすう-so i n su u) | Prime factor |
| 素因数分解(そいんすうぶんかい-so i n su u bu n ka i) | Prime factorization, Prime decomposition, Factorization in prime numbers |
| 素懐(そかい-so ka i) | Cherished hope, One’s cherished desire |
| 素絹(そけん-so ke n) | Coarse silk |
| 素行(そこう-so ko u) | Behavior, Conduct |
| 素材(そざい-so za i) | Ingredient, Raw material, Resource |
| 素志(そし-so shi) | Long-standing ambition, One’s heart’s desire |
| 素地(そじ-so ji) | Bases, Base metal, Matrix, Substrate surface, Substrate, Base material |
| 素質(そしつ-so shi tsu) | Makings of, Aptitude, Talent, Qualities |
| 素数(そすう-so su u) | Prime number |
| 素読(そどく-so do ku) | Reading a text aloud without trying to understand it |
| 素描(そびょう-so byo u) | ① Rough sketch, ② Outline, Summary, Synopsis |
| 素服(そふく-so fu ku) | ① White clothes, Clothes made from undyed fabric, ② Mourning dress |
| 素封家(そほうか-so ho u ka) | Wealthy person, Wealthy family |
| 素朴(そぼく-so bo ku) | Simplicity, Artlessness, Unsophisticated, Plain |
| 素養(そよう-so yo u) | Grounded ability, Acquired knowledge or ability to understand and practice something |
| 素粒子(そりゅうし-so ryu u shi) | Fundamental particle, Elementary particle |
| 塩素(えんそ-e n so) | Chlorine |
| 簡素(かんそ-ka n so) | Simple, Plain, Unembellished, Unornamented |
| 倹素(けんそ-ke n so) | Economical and simple, Frugality |
| 元素(げんそ-ge n so) | ① Element, Chemical element, ② Classical element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire), ③ Origin, Source |
| 酸素(さんそ-sa n so) | Oxygen |
| 色素(しきそ-shi ki so) | Coloring matter, Pigment |
| 質素(しっそ-shi sso) | Simplicity, Frugality |
| 水素(すいそ-su i so) | Hydrogen |
| 窒素(ちっそ-chi sso) | Nitrogen |
| 平素(へいそ-he i so) | Usual, Ordinary, Normal, Regular, Everyday, Day in day out |
| 要素(ようそ-yo u so) | Element, Component, Factor, Item |
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