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索
On'yomi
サク
SAKU
cord · rope · searching · inquiring
nature
Details
Strokes10
Frequency#1127
Radical糸silk(6)
Stroke Order
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Strokes10
Component Breakdown
索=
十冖糸
十 + cover + thread
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of thread, cover, and cross. Searching thread.
Symbolism
Search, index, grope. Represents searching.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Expanse of the sea
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
暗中模索
あんちゅうもさく
groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues; groping in the dark
興味索然
きょうみさくぜん
uninteresting; tending to spoil the fun (of); throwing a wet blanket (on); uninteresting
Proverbs & Idioms
索然たる思い
さくぜんたるおもい
A desolate feeling
A sense of emptiness and disappointment