# 塑 — model in clay; plastic

塑 means “model in clay; plastic”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ソ (so). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: model in clay; plastic
- On'yomi: ソ (so)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Shapes 3

## How to remember 塑

Parts: 屮 sprout · 月 moon; flesh · 土 earth

## Don't confuse it with

[遡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-upstream/)

## More in the “Shapes 3” set

[凸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/convex/) · [斑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spot/) · [凹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/concave/) · [弧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/arc/) · [勾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gradient/) · [塑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/model-in-clay/)

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