抄

鈔

Reading

Kana: しょう

Romaji: shō

Definitions

noun

1

excerpt; extract

Note: obsolete term

2

annotation

3

shou (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)

Kanji

抄

Reading: ショウ

Meanings: extract, selection, summary, copy, spread thin

鈔

Reading: ショウ

Meanings: selection, summary, 1/10 shaku

Example Sentence

昨日(きのう)、ひょんなことで父親(ちちおや)の戸籍(こせき)抄本(しょうほん)のコピーを見(み)てしまいました。

➥Yesterday I stumbled across a copy of my father's family register.