EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up

    よし!掃討完了!
    Alright! They're all mopped up!

Also written 掃蕩【そうとう】掃盪【そうとう】剿討【そうとう】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sweep, brush

Kun
は.く
On
ソウシュ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1255 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 31

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3c8.22The Kanji Dictionary
5702.7Four corner code
1344deroo
6383Unicode hex code
1-33-61JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1945Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2207New Nelson (John Haig)
503New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
611Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
372Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
464Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1152Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1235Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1235A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1319Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
947Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12237PMorohashi
1519A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1080Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1128Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
574Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1442Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
957Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
907Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1160Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sao3, sao4Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

chastise, attack, defeat, destroy, conquer

Kun
う.つ
On
トウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
528 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-7-3SKIP code
7a3.3The Kanji Dictionary
0460.0Four corner code
3048deroo
8a0eUnicode hex code
1-38-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4316Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5561New Nelson (John Haig)
1456New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1846Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
977Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1324Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
340Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
364Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
466A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
642Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35231Morohashi
945A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1018Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1057Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
849sakade
1740Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
956henshall3
910Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
946Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1663Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
346Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tao3Pinyin reading
toKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level