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On'yomi
トウ
TOU

pox · smallpox

Details

Strokes12
Radicalsickness(5)

Stroke Order

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Strokes12

Component Breakdown

=

疒 + 豆

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of illness and bean. Disease like bean.

Symbolism

Smallpox, chickenpox, pockmark. Represents pox.

Related Culture & Scenes

  • Small joy

Words & Expressions

Proverbs & Idioms

痘痕も笑窪

あばたもえくぼ

Even pockmarks look like dimples

Love is blind to faults