送 Kanji – escort
The Japanese kanji 送 can mean escort, send.
Meaning and Readings
How is 送 read?
送 has the onyomi reading ソウ and the kunyomi reading おくる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sou, okuru.
Common Japanese Words Using 送
These common Japanese words contain 送. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 移送（いそう） — transfer, transport, transportation
- 回送（かいそう） — forwarding, sending on, redirecting (e.g. mail)
- 見送り（みおくり） — seeing (someone) off, send-off
- 見送る（みおくる） — to see (someone) off, to escort
- 護送（ごそう） — escort (e.g. under guard), convoy
- 仕送り（しおくり） — allowance, remittance, sending (someone) an allowance
- 葬送（そうそう） — attending a funeral procession, seeing off the deceased, burial of someone's remains, observing a burial
- 送り（おくり） — seeing off, sending off
- 送り仮名（おくりがな） — kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word, declensional kana ending
- 送り込む（おくりこむ） — to send in