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曜 kanji: meaning “weekday”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N418 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
weekday
On'yomi
ヨウ
Kun'yomi
none

Picture story to remember 曜

The sun (日) shines while a farmer plucks the feathers (羽) off a bird (隹), as he does every weekday.

Parts in this story:日, 羽

How to write 曜: stroke order

曜 is written with 18 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 曜

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Kanji that share parts with 曜.