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Kotomora

壮

robust, manhood, prosperity

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes6

Readings

On'yomi

  • ソウ

Kun'yomi

  • さかん

Nanori

  • つよし

Meaning

壮 centers on vigorous strength and fullness: robust health, mature manhood, and thriving prosperity. The common thread is a state of peak vitality and flourishing.

Most common words using 壮

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  • 壮大そうだい
    N1

    magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid

  • 壮絶そうぜつ

    heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent

  • 壮そう

    vibrancy; strength; bravery; manliness

  • 壮年そうねん

    prime of life

  • 壮観そうかん

    magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view

  • 悲壮ひそう

    tragic but brave; heroic; grim

  • 壮行そうこう

    (rousing) send-off; farewell

  • 強壮きょうそう

    able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong

  • 壮麗そうれい

    magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing

  • 大言壮語たいげんそうご

    big talk; boasting; bragging

  • 豪壮ごうそう

    splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur

  • 壮烈そうれつ

    heroic; brave

  • 勇壮ゆうそう

    heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant

  • 壮挙そうきょ

    ambitious (heroic) undertaking; daring enterprise; grand scheme

  • 壮とするそうとする

    to admire (someone's courage); to approve of (someone's ambition)

  • 壮丁そうてい

    youth; young man who has reached adulthood (conscription age)

  • 壮健そうけん

    healthy; robust

  • 壮図そうと

    ambitious undertaking; grand scheme

  • 壮士そうし

    young man in his prime; swaggerer; ruffian

  • 壮大華麗そうだいかれい

    grandiose and splendid

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Study

Etymology

壮 is the modern simplified form of 壯. The older form combines 士 (scholar, man) with 爿, which likely contributed the sound and reinforced the idea of a strong, grown man. The modern left component 丬 is a simplification of 爿.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 丬 resembles a strong bed or board, and the right side 士 is a scholar or warrior. Picture a robust man standing firm like a sturdy bedframe, embodying strength and prosperity.

Reading mnemonic

For ソウ, imagine a robust man sowing seeds in a field: sow -> ソウ, and his strength makes the crops prosper.