send
N4- Onyomi
- ソウ
- Kunyomi
- おく(る)
- Stroke count
- 9
- JLPT
- N4
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 送 down and you get ⻌ (road / movement) — a road running along the bottom of the character. Picture a pedestrian crossing marked with painted stripes, put 送 inside it, and let that scene stand for "send" — send. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 9
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9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 9 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
送る
okuru
to send
送料
souryou
shipping fee
輸送
yusou
transport
配送
haisou
shipping
転送
tensou
forwarding
送金
soukin
remittance
Example sentences (3)
友だちに写真を送ります。
ともだち に しゃしん を おくります。
tomodachi ni shashin o okurimasu.
I send a photo to my friend.
会議の資料は、今日中に送っておきます。
かいぎ の しりょう は、きょうじゅう に おくって おきます。
kaigi no shiryou wa, kyoujuu ni okutte okimasu.
I will send the meeting materials before the end of today.
五千円以上買うと、送料が無料になります。
ごせんえん いじょう かう と、そうりょう が むりょう に なります。
gosen'en ijou kau to, souryou ga muryou ni narimasu.
Shipping is free if you buy five thousand yen or more.