10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2

leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about

Kun'yomi
  • just (about to)
  • まさ
  • or ②furthermore ③perhaps ④that being said
  • ひきい
  • もって
On'yomi
  • ショ
    commander
  • ソウ
Nanori
  • かつ
  • かつり
  • すすむ
  • たか
  • ゆき

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ショウ 76.3%
はた 23.7%
まさまさ 0.0%

Character Breakdown

leader, commander, general
ショウ はた まさ.に (6th, N2)
half of tree trunk, rad. no. 90
handful, pinch
リン リチ リツ
claw radical (no. 87)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)

Contained In

Common Words

general ②shogun
commander
general ②head ③old chap ④athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
future ②bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.) ③bringing about
lieutenant general
commander-in-chief ②Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
military commander
or ②furthermore ③perhaps ④that being said
Taira-no-Masakado Rebellion (939-940 CE)
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References

Unicode hex code 5C06
JIS X 0208 1-30-13
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2840
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1379
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 460
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 551
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 336
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 415
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 731
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 789
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 561
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1040
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 920
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7437P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 899
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 627
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 637
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 479
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 911
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 906
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 447
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 830
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 506
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 739
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2b8.3
Four corner code 3714.2
De Roo Code 1248