しょう

noun

  1. Buddhist term.voice, sound.
  2. Linguistics terminology.tone (of Chinese character), tone mark. Also read せい.
  3. stress (in pronunciation), intonation, accent.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
しょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

voice
こえ セイ こわ- (2nd, N3)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ さむらい お (4th, N1)
corpse(尸) variant
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)