Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1955 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: vinegar, sour, acid, tart

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: サク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: wine, alcohol

Examples

Onyomi Examples

サクサン acetic acid

酸エチル サクサンエチル ethyl acetate

モクサク wood vinegar, pyroligneous acid

エンサク Goulard's extract, subacetate of lead, vinegar of lead

Kunyomi Examples

vinegar

の物 すのもの vinegared dish, pickled dish

合成 ごうせいす synthetic vinegar

醸造 じょうぞうす brewed vinegar