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某: so-and-so, one, a certain, that person | JLPT N2 Kanji | JLPTMatome

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某

某

so-and-so, one, a certain, that person

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Readings

On readings: ボウ
Kun readings: それがしなにがし

9 strokesJōyō kanjiRareRank 2,106 / 2,500

Stroke order

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某: strokes animate in writing order.

Words with 某

FuriganaEnglish

某国(ぼうこく)
a certain country
某氏(ぼうし)
a certain person
某日(ぼうじつ)
a certain day
某所(ぼうしょ)
a certain place
何某(なにがし)
so-and-so; a certain person
某人(ぼうじん)
a certain person; someone
某社(ぼうしゃ)
a certain company
某校(ぼうこう)
a certain school
某駅(ぼうえき

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

某社(ぼうしゃ)は来月(らいげつ)、新(あたら)しいサービスを開始(かいし)する予定(よてい)だ。
A certain company plans to launch a new service next month.
某氏(ぼうし)はその計画(けいかく)に反対(はんたい)している。
A certain person is opposed to that plan.

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a certain station

某店(ぼうてん)

a certain shop