12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2

attire, dress, pretend, disguise, profess

Kun'yomi
  • to dress (oneself in) ②to pretend
  • dress
On'yomi
  • clothing ②binding (of a book)
  • ショウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ソウ 85.1%
ショウ 12.2%
よそおよそお 2.7%

Character Breakdown

attire, dress, pretend
ソウ ショウ よそお.う (6th, N2)
robust, manhood, prosperity
ソウ さかん つよし (9th, N1)
half of tree trunk, rad. no. 90
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ さむらい お (4th, N1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

References

Unicode hex code 88C5
JIS X 0208 1-33-85
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4234
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5455
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2685
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3327
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1725
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2344
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 398
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 425
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 589
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1391
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 34283P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1524
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1328
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1411
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 882
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 933
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 951
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1370
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1625
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 405
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5e6.8
Four corner code 3473.2
De Roo Code 1265