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

wee hours, evening, early night

Kun'yomi
  • evening
On'yomi
  • ショウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

よい 99.8%
ショウ 0.2%

Character Breakdown

wee hours, evening, early night
よい ショウ (9th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
resemblance
ショウ あやか.る (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)

Common Words

evening
night owl ②to stay up late
(kept) overnight
goods loaded in the afternoon for delivery the following morning
small festival held the night before the main festival
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References

Unicode hex code 5BB5
JIS X 0208 1-30-12
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1307
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1334
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2276
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2831
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1461
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 189
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 201
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1917
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1849
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7168X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1396
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1854
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2010
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1212
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1326
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1907
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 484
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 192
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3m7.7
Four corner code 3022.7
De Roo Code 746