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

Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

Kun'yomi
  • Mr ②makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) ③state
  • さん
On'yomi
  • appearing ... ②way to ... ③thing (thought or spoken)
  • ショウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヨウ 61.0%
さま 39.0%

Character Breakdown

Esq., way, manner
ヨウ さま ショウ (3rd, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
flowering water(羕) variant
sheep
ひつじ ヨウ よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)

Common Words

Mr ②makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) ③state
state (of affairs) ②appearance ③sign
I ②self-centered man
way ②(technical) specification
pattern ②state ③conjecture of the current situation ④model
latest fashion
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 69D8
JIS X 0208 1-45-45
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2341
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2821
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1052
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1332
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 15352P
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 403
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 407
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 328
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 641
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 430
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 429
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 216
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 677
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.15
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1110
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 942
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a10.25
Four corner code 4893.2
De Roo Code 1842