12 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level 1
JLPT exam level N1

soar, fly

Kun'yomi
  • to soar ②to run
  • to fly ②to jump ③to spatter ④to hurry
On'yomi
  • ショウ
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ショウ 32.0%
かけ 30.5%
25.1%
12.4%

Character Breakdown

soar, fly
ショウ かけ.る と.ぶ (Kentei 1, N1)
sheep
ひつじ ヨウ よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
はね は ば (2nd, N2)
learn(習) variant
hooked enclosure
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to soar ②to run
to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)
flying object (rocket, missile, etc.)
completing a flight
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References

Unicode hex code 7FD4
JIS X 0208 1-70-38
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3664
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4683
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1357
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1714
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 918
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1241
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2933
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2940
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 28689
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2200
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2o10.8
Four corner code 8752.0