15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick

Kun'yomi
  • to prick ②to poke ③to use (a cane) ④to attack
On'yomi
  • ショ
    important point (e.g. on a route) ②important role (responsibility, etc.) ③opposition

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ショウ 99.3%
0.7%

Character Breakdown

collide, brunt, highway
ショウ つ.く (8th, N1)
going, journey, carry out
い.く コウ おこな.う (2nd, N5)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
to take small steps, Korean place name
チョク たたず.む
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ おも.い かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

Common Words

collision ②conflict
important point (e.g. on a route) ②important role (responsibility, etc.) ③opposition
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References

Unicode hex code 885D
JIS X 0208 1-30-55
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1638
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1772
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 725
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 893
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 509
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 658
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1680
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1811
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 918
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2264
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1117
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 34069
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1411
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1772
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1904
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1723
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1759
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1388
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1616
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1696
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3i12.1
Four corner code 2110.4
De Roo Code 2053