22 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

used in place names, (kokuji)

Kun'yomi
  • しょう
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

used in place names, (kokuji)
ソ しょう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
presents, send, give to
おく.る ゾウ (7th, N2)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
formerly, once, before
ソ ソウ かつ (11th)
to divide
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 56CE
JIS X 0208 1-51-85
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 932
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2945
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d19.1
Four corner code 6806.6