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昭 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「日」

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8Elementary year 3 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「日」
On
ショウしょう · shō
Kun
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Meaning
bright, shining

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

日 (sun) + 召 (sound). Shining bright like the sun — meaning 'bright, shining.'

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onショウしょうshō昭和しょうわ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 昭和しょうわ

    Showa era

  • 昭然しょうぜん

    clear, evident

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

そふは 昭和(しょうわ)うまれだ。

My grandfather was born in the Showa era.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

昭和昭然昭和harmon…然so昔long…暑hot暗dark日sun旧old相mutual消exting…章chapte…商commer…勝win
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Compound

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