16 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

roar, howl, recite emotionally, feign indifference

Kun'yomi
  • to boast ②to recite (a song or poem to oneself) ③to bark
On'yomi
  • ショウ
  • シツ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ショウ 93.9%
うそぶ 6.1%

Character Breakdown

roar, howl, recite emotionally
ショウ うそぶ.く シツ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
quietly, softly, solemnly
シュク スク つつし.む (Kentei 1)
brush, finally, self
イチ イツ ふで (Kentei 1)
pen radical
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

tiger's howling ②being out and active in the world (of a hero, etc.)
tidal bore ②rumbling noise that accompanies a tidal bore ③tsunami
to feign ignorance or unconcern
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References

Unicode hex code 562F
JIS X 0208 1-51-66
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 999
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 904
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 4246
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d13.1
Four corner code 6502.7