12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade

cosmetics, adorn (one's person)

On'yomi
  • ショウ
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ショウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

cosmetics, adorn (one's person)
ショウ さ (9th)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
level, in the country, manor
ショウ ソ ソウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 7CA7
JIS X 0208 1-30-49
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3475
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4400
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1345
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1703
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 909
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1232
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 923
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 991
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1218
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1595
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 26945
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1406
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1699
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1815
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1614
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1575
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1284
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1499
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 932
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6b6.1
Four corner code 9091.4
De Roo Code 1072