11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N2

badge, chapter, composition, poem, design

On'yomi
  • ショ
    chapter ②medal
Nanori
  • あき
  • あきら
  • あや
  • ふみ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ショウ 89.9%
あきら 10.1%

Character Breakdown

badge, chapter, composition
ショウ あきら あき (3rd, N2)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
early, fast
はや.い サッ ソウ (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

writing ②sentence
chapter ②medal
(musical) movement
volumes and chapters ②composition
last chapter (book, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 7AE0
JIS X 0208 1-30-47
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5112
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4235
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2117
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2624
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1342
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1819
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 433
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 464
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 967
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1461
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 505
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 25761
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 318
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 857
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 876
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 432
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 787
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 334
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 376
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1027
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1460
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 440
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5b6.3
Four corner code 0040.6
De Roo Code 455