おく.る
okuru
JLPT N49 strokesKanjiLevel 25 - JLPT N4

Quick answer

送 is the kanji for "to send". It is a JLPT N4 kanji. The main reading is おく.る (okuru). Stroke-order practice is available below.

Meaning

to send

Also : to escort

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Readings

kunおく.る/ okuruonそう/ sou

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Radicals

Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 送 represents 'ESCORT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of escort.

Reading ·

On-reading: そう — remember this sound by associating it with escort. Kun-reading: おく.る.

Example Sentences

荷物を宅配便で送りました。

にもつをたくはいびんでおくりました。

I sent the package by courier.

友達をバス停まで送りました。

ともだちをばすていまでおくりました。

I walked my friend to the bus stop.

Vocabulary using 送

Grammar to study at this level

Last updated Jun 11, 2026

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