12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

masses, great numbers, multitude, populace

Kun'yomi
  • おお
On'yomi
  • シュ
    great numbers (of people) ②people
  • シュ
    great numbers (of people) ②people

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シュウ 98.6%
シュ 1.4%

Character Breakdown

masses, great numbers, multitude
シュウ シュ おお.い (6th, N1)
blood
ち ケツ (3rd, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dish, a helping, plate
さら ベイ (3rd, N2)
stand side by side, assemble
ギン ゴン シュウ

Common Words

great numbers (of people) ②people
federation ②United States of America
group (of people)
crowd (e.g. of spectators)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 8846
JIS X 0208 1-29-16
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4210
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5417
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2683
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3325
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1724
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2342
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 570
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1762
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 651
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33981
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 705
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 792
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 806
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 806
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1720
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 901
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 948
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 232
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1194
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1612
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1874
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5h7.1
Four corner code 2723.2
De Roo Code 865