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

chant, recite, call upon, yell

Kun'yomi
  • to recite ②to cry ③to advocate
On'yomi
  • ショウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ショウ 55.6%
となえる 44.4%

Character Breakdown

chant, recite, call upon
ショウ とな.える (4th, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
prosperous, bright, clear
ショウ さかん まさ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Common Words

to recite ②to cry ③to advocate
singing together ②ensemble singing
aria ②singing
singing ②music class (at pre-WWII schools)
reciting (to oneself)
method of chanting
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References

Unicode hex code 5531
JIS X 0208 1-30-7
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 941
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 829
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 462
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 555
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 338
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 418
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 21
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 21
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1062
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1284
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 814
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3765
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 508
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1646
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1759
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 430
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1137
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 538
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 568
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1809
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 306
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 21
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d8.9
Four corner code 6606.0
De Roo Code 3778