掌 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「手」
道3Junior high level ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「手」
- On
- ショウ
- Kun
- てのひら・たなごころ
- Meaning
- palm; administer
Origin
With 手 "hand": the palm — hence to administer.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ショウ | 掌中・職掌・車掌 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 車掌しゃしょう
conductor (train)
- 掌握しょうあく
grasp; control
Example
車掌が切符を確かめた。
The conductor checked the tickets.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)