しょ
初
とう
等

noun or verb acting predominately

  1. elementary, primary.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょ
初
とう
等
 初等 しょとう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

first time, beginning
ショ　はじ.め　はつ (4th, N3)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
etc., and so forth, class (first)
トウ　ひと.しい　-ら (3rd, N3)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
Buddhist temple
てら　ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)