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 = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
9 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 送 represents 'ESCORT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of escort.
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
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Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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