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

various, many, several, together

Kun'yomi
  • both ②many ③together
On'yomi
  • ショ
    various

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ショ 89.4%
もろ 10.6%

Character Breakdown

various, many, several
ショ もろ (6th, N2)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
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

various
you (people) ②gentlemen
(a multitude of) gods
various countries
various foreign countries
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References

Unicode hex code 8AF8
JIS X 0208 1-29-84
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Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1269
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a8.3
Four corner code 0466.0
De Roo Code 3078