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

signature, govt office, police station

On'yomi
  • ショ
    station (esp. a police station)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ショ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

signature, govt office, police station
ショ (6th, N2)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
someone, person
シャ もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

chief (of police)
station (esp. a police station)
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
taxation office serving a specific area ②police station with jurisdiction for a precinct, etc.
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References

Unicode hex code 7F72
JIS X 0208 1-29-80
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3642
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4643
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2609
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3223
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1672
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2263
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1259
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1349
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 511
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 903
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 28311P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 897
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 860
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 879
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 832
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 908
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 959
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1316
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1465
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1267
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5g8.1
Four corner code 6060.4
De Roo Code 3678