11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant

Kun'yomi
  • to trade in (commercial goods)
On'yomi
  • ショ
    quotient ②business ③second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale) ④Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE)
Nanori
  • あき

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ショウ 97.6%
あきな 2.4%

Character Breakdown

make a deal, selling, dealing in
ショウ あきな.う あき (3rd, N3)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
light, clear, bright
ケイ キョウ ソウ (Kentei 1)
net radical(㓁) variant
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

quotient ②business ③second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale) ④Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE)
trade ②occupation
commerce and industry
commerce and economics
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References

Unicode hex code 5546
JIS X 0208 1-30-6
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 321
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 832
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2116
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3803
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 317
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 412
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 418
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 431
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 414
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 333
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 375
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 375
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 684
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.11
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 330
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 446
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2j9.7
Four corner code 0022.7
De Roo Code 449