Hanja Analyzer
陶

陶 — do, yo

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
질그릇 도, 화락할 요
Romanization
do, yo
English
pottery, ceramics
Mandarin
táo
Japanese on'yomi
トウ, ドウ, ヨウ
Japanese kun'yomi
すえ
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#1,680 of 2,500
Strokes
10
Radical
阜 (170, 8 residual)
Phonetic component
匋(도)
Unicode
U+9676

How 陶 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 陶 as a ideographic compound involving 阜, 勹, 土.

Korean example words with 陶

  • 도자陶瓷 Korean gloss: 도기와 자기를 통틀어 이르는 말
  • 도예陶藝 Korean gloss: ‘도자기 공예’를 줄여 이르는 말
  • 도공陶工 Korean gloss: 옹기 만드는 일을 업으로 하는 사람
  • 도침陶枕 Korean gloss: 가마에서 도기를 구울 때 도기를 놓는 받침
  • 도기陶器 Korean gloss: 붉은 진흙으로 만들어 볕에 말리거나 약간 구운 다음, 오짓물을 입혀 다시 구운 그릇. 검붉은 윤이 나고 단단하다
  • 도도하다陶陶 Korean gloss: 매우 화평하고 즐겁다
  • 도연하다陶然 Korean gloss: 술에 취하여 거나하다
  • 도취되다陶醉 Korean gloss: 어떠한 것에 마음이 쏠려 취하다시피 되다
  • 훈도하다薰陶 Korean gloss: 덕(德)으로써 사람의 품성이나 도덕 따위를 가르치고 길러 선으로 나아가게 하다
  • 도기소陶器所 Korean gloss: 도기를 굽는 곳
  • 도예지陶藝地 Korean gloss: 도자기를 구워 내는 곳
  • 도예관陶藝館 Korean gloss: 도자기 공예품을 전시하는 시설

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 陶

  • 陶芸とうげい ceramic art; ceramics
  • 陶器とうき pottery; earthenware; ceramics
  • 陶磁器とうじき ceramics; pottery and porcelain
  • 陶酔とうすい intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by)
  • 陶磁とうじ clay
  • 製陶せいとう porcelain manufacturing
  • 陶工とうこう potter; ceramist; ceramicist
  • 鬱陶しいうっとうしい gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating
  • 陶すえ pottery; earthenware; ceramics
  • 薫陶くんとう education; training; discipline
  • 陶冶とうや training; education; cultivation
  • 陶土とうど potter's clay; kaolin; china clay

Characters sharing the phonetic 匋

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “도” in Korean.

Other hanja read “도”

Other hanja with radical 阜

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