莊

11 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level 1

broom

Kun'yomi
  • ほうき
  • おごそか
On'yomi
  • ソウ
  • ショウ
  • チャン

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

broom
ソウ　ショウ　チャン (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
big, large, robust
ソウ　さかん　たけし (Kentei 1)
left-side kata radical (no. 90)
ショウ　ソウ (Kentei 1)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ　さむらい　お (4th, N1)

References

Unicode hex code 838A
JIS X 0208 1-72-23
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3943
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5038
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2464
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2848
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1977
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1440
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31035X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k6.12
Four corner code 4421.4