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尚 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「⺌」

道
準2High school level ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「⺌」
On
ショウしょう · shō
Kun
なおnao
Meaning
esteem; still more

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Vapour rising high from a window (向) — to hold up high, to esteem; also "still, furthermore."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onショウしょうshō尚早しょうそう高尚こうしょう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 高尚こうしょう

    refined; lofty

  • 時期尚早じきしょうそう

    too early; premature

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

結論(けつろん)を出(だ)すのは時期(じき)尚早(しょうそう)だ。

It is premature to draw a conclusion.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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