14 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-, lick, lap up, burn up, taste, undergo, underrate, despise

Kun'yomi
  • once ②never yet
  • こころみる
  • to lick ②to taste ③to experience (esp. a hardship) ④to look down on (someone)
On'yomi
  • ショウ
  • ジョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

める 52.4%
かつ 38.1%
ショウジョウ 9.5%

Character Breakdown

once, before, formerly
な.める かつ.て ショウ (Kentei Pre-1)
esteem, furthermore, still
ショウ なお たか (9th, N1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
delicious, relish, show a liking for
シ むね うま.い (7th, N1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Common Words

going through thick and thin to attain one's objective
offering of the year's new rice harvest (imperial festival, October 17)
lick ②bottom card of the draw pile ③tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison
first ceremonial offering of rice by newly-enthroned Emperor
banquet on the occasion of the first ceremonial offering of rice by the newly-enthroned emperor
shamelessly flattering
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References

Unicode hex code 5617
JIS X 0208 1-30-8
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1369
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 878
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3230
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2268
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2870
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2883
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 4205
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3n11.1
Four corner code 9060.1