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Open Space

On’yomiじょう・ちょう
Kun’yomi
MeaningsOpen Space, Field, Market
14 strokes Radical earth
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 塲

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 塲

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radical soil +
𬀷 right
=
Open Space
部首 · Radical

The radical of 塲

Radical 32 of 214
Earth

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 塲 is filed under (earth) — radical number 32 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 土

練習 · Practice

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Open Space じょう・ちょう ば
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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 塲

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

馬塲 ババ dad, daddy, papa; sugar daddy

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 塲

What does the kanji 塲 mean?

塲 means Open Space, Field, Market.

How do you read the kanji 塲?

塲 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) じょう、ちょう; kun'yomi (native Japanese) ば.

How many strokes does 塲 have?

塲 is written with 14 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 塲?

The radical of 塲 is 土 (earth), radical number 32 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What parts is the kanji 塲 made of?

塲 is built from 土 (soil) and 𬀷. Learning kanji as combinations of a few hundred reusable components is far more efficient than memorising each character as a separate shape.

What words use the kanji 塲?

Common words written with 塲 include 馬塲 (ババ, dad, daddy, papa; sugar daddy).

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