将 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「寸」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「寸」
- On
- ショウしょう · shō
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- general; commander; future
Stroke order
Origin
爿 "a bed" plus 寸 "hand"; one whose hand leads the troops — "general," and also "about to."
Readings and examples
| Onショウしょうshō | 将来しょうらい将棋しょうぎ大将たいしょう |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 将来しょうらい
the future
- 主将しゅしょう
team captain
- 将棋しょうぎ
- 驍将ぎょうしょう
Example
将来は医者になりたい。
In the future I want to be a doctor.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)