board / load
N1- Onyomi
- トウ
- Stroke count
- 12
- JLPT
- N1
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 搭 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 荅 (answer / match) — a covering pressed down flush over a shoot of grass, fitted just right. Picture two cupped hands together, offering something held between them, put 搭 inside it, and let that scene stand for "board" — board / load. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 12
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は12画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 12 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
搭載
tousai
loading
搭乗
toujou
boarding
搭載する
tousaisuru
to do loading
搭乗する
toujousuru
to do boarding
搭乗した
toujoushita
plain past: did boarding
搭載した
tousaishita
plain past: did loading
Example sentences (4)
新モデルにはAIが搭載されています。
しんもでる に は AI が とうさい されています。
shinmoderu ni wa AI ga tousai sareteimasu.
The new model is equipped with AI.
最新の機種には、翻訳機能が標準で搭載されています。
さいしん の きしゅ に は、ほんやく きのう が ひょうじゅん で とうさい されています。
saishin no kishu ni wa, hon'yaku kinou ga hyoujun de tousai sareteimasu.
The latest model comes with translation features fitted as standard.
搭乗は出発の三十分前に始まります。
とうじょう は しゅっぱつ の さんじゅっぷんまえ に はじまります。
toujou wa shuppatsu no sanjuppunmae ni hajimarimasu.
Boarding begins thirty minutes before departure.
搭乗に先立ち、手荷物の検査が行われます。
とうじょう に さきだち、てにもつ の けんさ が おこなわれます。
toujou ni sakidachi, tenimotsu no kensa ga okonawaremasu.
Ahead of boarding, hand baggage is inspected.