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Kentei exam level Pre-1

a kind of miso

Kun'yomi
  • paste similar to miso made from koji mold and salt water ②watery mash left over from making soy sauce
On'yomi
  • ショウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ショウ 98.5%
ひしお 1.5%

Character Breakdown

a kind of miso
ショウ ひしお (Kentei Pre-1)
leader, commander, general
ショウ はた まさ.に (6th, N2)
half of tree trunk, rad. no. 90
handful, pinch
リン リチ リツ
claw radical (no. 87)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)
west, bird, sign of the bird
とり ユウ なが (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
west, Spain
にし サイ セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

soy sauce flavored with grated wasabi (used for sashimi, etc.)
mixture of soy sauce and vinegar
ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
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References

Unicode hex code 91A4
JIS X 0208 1-30-63
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4801
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6186
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3537
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2746
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2774
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40011X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7e11.2
Four corner code 2760.1