11 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

iris

On'yomi
  • ショウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ショウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

iris
ショウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
prosperous, bright, clear
ショウ さかん まさ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Common Words

sweet flag (Acorus calamus) ②Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
bathwater with iris petals
something that comes too late to be useful
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References

Unicode hex code 83D6
JIS X 0208 1-30-52
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3969
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5085
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2881
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1487
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2005
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2366
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2452
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1444
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31174X
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2220
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k8.22
Four corner code 4460.6