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Kanji 俵: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 俵: bag, bale, sack, counter for bags

Key takeaways

Kanji 俵: bag, bale, sack, counter for bags. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

bagbalesackcounter for bags

On reading

ヒョウ

Kun reading

たわら

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 俵

bag, bale, sack, counter for bags

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

亻 + 表

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a person (亻) marking the surface (表) of a sack to show what is inside. It represents a person organizing goods into bags and labeling the outside for easy identification.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ヒョウ
  • 土俵どひょう

    sumo ring / arena

Commonly used words

  • 土俵
    どひょう

    sumo ring / arena

Example sentences

Example 1

に上がって力を出した。

Translation

He stepped onto the sumo ring and gave his best.

Example 2

の上で勝負が決まった。

Translation

The match was decided in the sumo ring.

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