漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 411 strokesRadical
On
ショウ
Kun
とな(える)
Meaning
sing, chant, advocate

Origin

ORIGIN

Phonetic-semantic. Mouth 口 gives the meaning and 昌 the sound. It means to open the mouth and sing or chant.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ショウ唱歌・合唱・提唱
となえる唱える

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 合唱がっしょう

    chorus

  • 暗唱あんしょう

    recitation from memory

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

クラスのみんなで合唱をした。

The whole class sang together in chorus.

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