8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N2

acquiesce, hear, listen to, be informed, receive

Kun'yomi
  • to hear ②to receive (order)
  • to receive ②to find funny ③to follow ④to be well-received
On'yomi
  • ショウ
    second line of a four-line Chinese poem
  • ジョウ
Nanori
  • つぐ
  • こと
  • すけ
  • つぎ
  • よし
  • うけ

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ショウジョウ 87.6%
うけたまわ 12.4%

Character Breakdown

acquiesce, hear, listen to
ショウ うけたまわ.る う.ける (5th, N2)
complete, finish
リョウ さとる (8th, N2)
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)

Common Words

knowledge ②acceptance ③forgiving
to hear ②to receive (order)
inheritance ②share-alike ③inheritance
handing down (information)
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References

Unicode hex code 627F
JIS X 0208 1-30-21
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 197
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2088
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 16
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 16
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 7
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 7
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1901
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2050
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 861
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 760
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 854
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11852
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 713
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 942
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 972
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 639
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 557
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 736
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 688
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 819
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 848
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1919
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a7.7
Four corner code 1723.2
De Roo Code 3547