誦

14 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

recite, chant

Kun'yomi
  • となえる
  • よむ
On'yomi
  • ショウ
  • ジュ
  • ズ

Main Radical

言(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ショウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

recite, chant
ショウ　ジュ　ズ (Kentei 1)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
road with walls on both sides
ヨウ (Kentei 1)
ma
utilize, business, service
ヨウ　もち.いる　たから (2nd, N4)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ

Common Words

あい
愛
しょう
誦
loving to recite (e.g. a poem)
えい
詠
しょう
誦
reciting poetry
き
記
しょう
誦
memorizing (a poem, etc.) and reciting it ②rote recitation (without understanding)
しょう
誦
しゅう
習
learning by memorization
こう
口
しょう
誦
recitation
しょう
誦
　
す
　
る
to recite
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References

Unicode hex code 8AA6
JIS X 0208 1-75-54
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4368
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5621
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1549
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1951
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2138
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35551
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a7.14
Four corner code 0762.7