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Zach

Readings

Kana: ショウ、とな.える
Romaji: shō, tona.eru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

chant, recite, call upon, yell

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  30
Frequency:  1123
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  chang
Chinese Reading:  chang4
Unicode:  5531
JIS:  3E27

Indexes

Halpern Index: 462
Nelson Index: 941
New Nelson Index: 829
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d8.9
Four Corner Index: 6606.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 508
Gakken Index: 1062
Japanese Names Index: 1284
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3765
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.1044
Remembering the kanji Index: 21
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1137
Kodansha Compact Index: 306
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 538
Kanji in Context Index: 1809
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 338
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 418
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 21
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 21
Essential Kanji Index: 814
Kodansha Kanji Index: 555
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3778
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 430
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 568

Words

合唱 (がっしょう)
chorus; singing in a chorus
提唱 (ていしょう)
advocacy; proposal
唱歌 (しょうか)
singing; songs
熱唱 (ねっしょう)
singing enthusiastically
絶唱 (ぜっしょう)
superb poem or song
歌唱 (かしょう)
song; singing
唱える (となえる)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to shout; to advocate; to advance; to preach; to insist
独唱 (どくしょう)
vocal solo
詠唱 (えいしょう)
aria; singing; chanting
斉唱 (せいしょう)
singing or chanting in unison
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