漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 311 strokesRadical
On
ショウ
Kun
Meaning
chapter, badge

Origin

ORIGIN

音 (sound) + 十 (ten) — where a piece of music reaches a stopping point: a 'chapter'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ショウ憲章・勲章・文章

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 文章ぶんしょう

    sentence, writing

  • 記章きしょう

    badge, medal

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

この 本の 一章を 読みました。

I read the first chapter of this book.

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)