Sturdy

by Nao

sō

I might have to say this character means young and strong simply but I felt sturdy suits it better. Both youth and strength have characters that are more suitable. And we hardly use this character, sō. Some men have this character in their names.

This character is not used by itself except when used as a name. It always accompanies other characters. For example, sōnen is manhood or the prime of life. The nen of sōnen means years. Sōdai means magnificent and spectacular. Dai is big. Sōzetsu implies not only magnificence but also heroism. Zetsu means absolutely.

The right-hand side of the character represents a man. The lower horizontal stroke is shorter than the upper one.

1. Draw the dot on the upper left.
2. Draw the upward stroke from the lower left.
3. Draw the longer vertical line from the top to the bottom.
4. Draw the horizontal stroke from the center to the right.
5. Draw the vertical stroke crossing the previous stroke.
6. Draw the horizontal stroke at the bottom.