送 – escort, send

9 strokesTaught in grade 3#311 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 送 means escort, send. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ソウ (sou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おく.る (okuru). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 辵 (no. 162).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ソウ	sou
Kun’yomi	おく.る	okuru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 辵 (Kangxi radical 162). Components: 込・并・大・一・二.

Words using 送

送るおくるto send放送ほうそうbroadcasting見送りみおくりseeing (someone) off送別そうべつfarewell送料そうりょうpostage郵送ゆうそうmailing輸送ゆそうtransport見送るみおくるto see (someone) off送り仮名おくりがなkana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word運送うんそうtransport回送かいそうforwarding送金そうきんremittance

Example sentences

この手紙を日本に送ってくれませんか。

Could you send this letter to Japan?

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お宅までお送りしましょうか？

May I escort you home?

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その夫婦は幸福な生活を送った。

The couple led a happy life.

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Kanji with the same radical

連選通進近道運過違述追退辺造達週

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