# 壮 — Robust

Frequency rank 1726 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 喩 (Metaphor), less common than 侍 (Samurai).

- On’yomi: そう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 士 Scholar (Kangxi 33)
- Frequency path: Level XIV of XX

A samurai on the left stands on dirt on the right — a samurai planted firmly in the dirt, strong and robust, rooted like a tree.

In words:

- 壮大 そうだい — magnificent;grand;majestic;splendid

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