14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3
Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
Kun'yomi
さ ま Mr. ②makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) ③state さん
On'yomi
ヨ ウ appearing ... ②way to ... ③thing (thought or spoken) ショウ
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 69D8 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-45-45 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2341 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2821 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1052 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 1332 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 723 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 969 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 933 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1003 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 472 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 2099 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 309 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 15352P |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 407 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 403 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 407 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 328 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 641 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 430 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 429 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 216 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 677 |
| AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 2.15 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1110 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 942 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 4a10.25 |
| Four corner code | 4893.2 |
| De Roo Code | 1842 |