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A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 10 strokes

徒

On Foot ; Junior ; Emptiness ; Vanity ; Futility ; Uselessness ; Ephemeral Thing ; Gang ; Set ; Party ; People

Readings on: ト
Kun readings: いたずら・あだ

生徒せいと — Student

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

  • 生徒せいと — Student Word card → Source
  • 使徒しと — disciple Source
  • 徒歩とほ — walking Source
  • 徒労とろう — unnecessary effort; unnecessary pain Source
  • 教徒きょうと — believer; faithful (of a religion) Source
  • 宗徒しゅうと — disciple; partisan Source
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