しゅ
銖

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. shu, unit of weight, 1/24th of a ryō.
  2. shu, Edo-period unit of currency, 1/16th of a ryō.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しゅ
銖
 銖 しゅ
しゅ
朱
 朱 しゅ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

measuring unit, 1/16 of a ryou, percent, small
シュ (Kentei 1)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet
シュ　す　あけ (7th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ　いま.だ　ビ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)