措

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

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ソ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

お.く

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:11

JLPT:N1

Frequency:818

Vocabulary

ソ

Word	Reading	Meaning
措置	ソチ	measure; step; action
挙措	キョソ	behavior; behaviour; manner
措辞	ソジ	wording; phraseology; diction
報復措置	ホウフクソチ	reprisals; retaliatory measures
予算措置	ヨサンソチ	budgetary provision

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
扨措く	さておく	to set aside
措いて	おいて	except; no other
措く	おく	to stop (doing something); to cease; to put aside; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
差し措く	さしおく	to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
何は扨措き	なにはさておき	before anything else; first of all

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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once upon a time, antiquity, old times

pity, be sparing of, frugal, stingy, regret

insert, put in, graft, wear (sword)

clap, beat (music)

finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)

renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work

sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse

brandish, wave, wag, swing, shake