This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ショウ、とな.える、わざおぎ
Romaji: shō, tona.eru, wazaogi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

prostitute, actor

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  9
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-2-8
Korean Reading:  chang
Chinese Reading:  chang1
Unicode:  5021
JIS:  5069

Indexes

Nelson Index: 478
New Nelson Index: 247
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a8.19
Four Corner Index: 2626.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 783
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0840

Words

一唱三嘆 (いっしょうさんたん)
one reading (of a poem aloud) leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration
倡和 (しょうわ)
saying (cheering) in chorus
娼楼 (しょうろう)
brothel
娼婦 (しょうふ)
prostitute; harlot
倡佯 (しょうよう)
wandering
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