350.送


1. Meaning and Reading

  • send, escort, transmit
  • Onyomi : そう
  • Kunyomi : おく

2. Kanji Explanation

  • 〃 : bird
  • 天 : sky
  • 辶 : move, path

Releasing a bird (〃) and sending it off toward the sky (天) along a path (辶) — symbolizes ‘to send’.

送 kanji meaning and mnemonic illustration

3. Example Words

送る おくる
to send

I send a letter.

放送 ほうそう
broadcast

They broadcast a program.