4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

measuring box, 1.8 liter

Kun'yomi
  • measuring container ②box (seating at a theater, etc.) ③square on a grid ④square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
On'yomi
  • ショ
    shō
Nanori
  • のぼる

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ます 96.1%
ショウ 3.9%

Character Breakdown

measuring box, 1.8 liter
ます ショウ のぼる (9th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

measuring container ②box (seating at a theater, etc.) ③square on a grid ④square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
one shō (approx. 1.8 liters)
tatami "box seat" for four people at sumo, kabuki, etc.
one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 liters)
square (shape) ②square bearing block (at the top of a pillar) ③rectangular space between the inner and outer gates of a castle (where troops can gather)
alcohol (esp. sake) served in a small wooden box
selling by volume (esp. using a traditional wooden masu box)
one square on a grid
square framing (in a house, temple, screen, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 5347
JIS X 0208 1-30-3
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 160
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 603
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3455
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4266
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2154
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2906
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 42
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 42
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1575
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 113
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1816
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2702
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1386
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1898
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2074
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1109
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1031
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1915
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 242
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 41
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a4.32
Four corner code 2440.0
De Roo Code 2255