14 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

spear, lance, javelin

Kun'yomi
  • spear ②javelin ③lance ④jeering
On'yomi
  • ソウ
  • ショウ
Nanori
  • うつ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

やり 97.8%
ソウ 2.2%

Character Breakdown

spear, lance, javelin
やり ソウ ショウ (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
godown, warehouse, storehouse
くら ソウ (4th, N1)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
door, house
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

spear ②javelin ③lance ④jeering
skilled control of a spear ②victim
spear carrier (for the master of a samurai family)
line of spears held at the ready
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References

Unicode hex code 69CD
JIS X 0208 1-33-68
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2342
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2822
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1329
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 966
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2516
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2576
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2100
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 15319
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a10.20
Four corner code 4896.7