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Kotomora

措

set aside, give up, suspend, discontinue, lay aside, except

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • ソ

Kun'yomi

  • お.く

Meaning

措 centers on intentionally putting something aside: setting it aside, suspending it, discontinuing it, or making an exception by leaving it out.

Most common words using 措

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  • 措置そち
    N1

    measure; step; action

  • 特措法とくそほう

    special measures law

  • まん延防止等重点措置まんえんぼうしとうじゅうてんそち

    semi-state of emergency COVID-19 measures; COVID-19 pre-emergency status

  • 予算措置よさんそち

    budgetary provision

  • 予防措置よぼうそち

    preventive measure; precautionary measure; precaution

  • 保障措置ほしょうそち

    safeguard

  • 信頼醸成措置しんらいじょうせいそち

    confidence-building measures; CBM

  • 停留措置ていりゅうそち

    involuntary confinement (of a person suspected of being infected, etc.); detention

  • 優遇措置ゆうぐうそち

    preferential treatment; privilege; favor; benefit; incentive

  • 善後措置ぜんごそち

    remedial measure; measure to settle matters satisfactorily

  • 報復措置ほうふくそち

    reprisals; retaliatory measures

  • 大規模地震対策特別措置法だいきぼじしんたいさくとくべつそちほう

    Act on Special Measures Concerning Countermeasures for Large-Scale Earthquakes

  • 安全措置あんぜんそち

    safety measure; safety precaution

  • 対抗措置たいこうそち

    countermeasure

  • 弾道ミサイル破壊措置命令だんどうミサイルはかいそちめいれい

    ballistic-missile shoot-down order; order to shoot down a ballistic missile

  • 応急措置おうきゅうそち

    stopgap measure; quick-fix solution

  • 挙措きょそ

    behavior; behaviour; manner

  • 挙措を失うきょそをうしなう

    to lose one's composure; to lose one's temper

  • 挙措言動きょそげんどう

    speech and behavior; words and deeds

  • 挙措進退きょそしんたい

    behavior; bearing; demeanor

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Etymology

措 combines 扌 (hand) with 昔, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something past or set aside. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the hand component suggests an action of placing or putting aside.

Meaning mnemonic

A hand 扌 beside 昔 (old times). Picture your hand setting aside old things, suspending them from use.

Reading mnemonic

For ソ, imagine setting aside a piece of soft cloth: soft -> ソ, and your hand gently lays it aside.