しょう
 
 

noun

  1. small statue of Shōki the Plague-Queller (placed on the overhang of traditional houses in parts of Kyoto and Nara).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
 
 
鍾馗さん しょうきさん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

spindle, gather, collect
ショウ シュ あつ.める (Kentei Pre-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
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ おも.い かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
road
 (Kentei 1)
nine
キュウ ク ここの (1st, N5)
neck, counter for songs and poems
くび シュ おびと (2nd, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)