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窓

窓·window

On-yomi
ソウ
Kun-yomi
まど

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

11 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
窓まどwindow
窓口まどぐちservice counter, teller window
窓側まどがわwindow side
同窓会どうそうかいclass reunion

Example sentences

  1. 暑いので、窓を開けてください。

    あついので、まどをあけてください。

    It's hot, so please open the window.

  2. 切符は三番の窓口で買えます。

    きっぷはさんばんのまどぐちでかえます。

    You can buy tickets at counter number three.

  3. 窓から海が見えます。

    まどからうみがみえます。

    You can see the sea from the window.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • Reading 窓口 as *まどくち — the compound voices to まどぐち
  • Forgetting the 心 at the bottom and writing the character with 公 alone under the roof

Memory aid

Picture it

A hole in the wall (穴) that the heart (心) looks out through — a window.

Vocabulary using this kanji

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