蕉

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

banana, plantain

On'yomi
  • ショウ

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ショウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

banana, plantain
ショウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
char, hurry, impatient
あせ.る　こ.げる　ショウ (8th, N1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ

Common Words

こう
香
しょう
蕉
banana
しょう
蕉
ふう
風
correct style in a haiku (like Basho's)
みず
水
ば
芭
しょう
蕉
Asian skunk cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense)
しょう
蕉
もん
門
disciple of Basho
しょう
蕉
よう
葉
banana leaf
かん
甘
しょう
蕉
banana
み
実
ば
芭
しょう
蕉
banana
ば
芭
しょう
蕉
せん
扇
palm-leaf fan
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References

Unicode hex code 8549
JIS X 0208 1-30-54
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4048
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5191
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2994
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1529
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2087
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2367
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2453
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2372
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31937X
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2229
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k12.6
Four corner code 4433.1