しょ

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. lumping similar things together and giving the group a collective name, collective name, generic term.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょ
汎称 はんしょう
しょ
泛称 はんしょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pan-
ハン ブ フウ (11th)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
ボン およ.そ ハン (7th, N1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
appellation, praise, admire
ショウ たた.える とな.える (7th, N1)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
you, that
ジ ニ なんじ (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)