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、あきな.う
Romaji: shō, akina.u
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: あき
Romaji: aki
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Meanings

make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  8
Frequency:  413
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-2-9
Korean Reading:  sang
Chinese Reading:  shang1
Unicode:  5546
JIS:  3E26

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2116
Nelson Index: 321
New Nelson Index: 832
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2j9.7
Four Corner Index: 0022.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 317
Gakken Index: 353
Japanese Names Index: 1526
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3803
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.1050
Remembering the kanji Index: 439
Busy People Index: 2.11
Kanji Way Index: 375
Kanji Flashcards Index: 414
Kodansha Compact Index: 330
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 333
Kanji in Context Index: 684
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1341
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1818
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 446
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 471
Essential Kanji Index: 293
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2623
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 449
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 431
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 375

Words

(しょう)
quotient; dealing; dealer; store; Shang (dynasty of China)
商品 (しょうひん)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
商人 (しょうにん、あきんど、あきうど、あきゅうど、あきびと)
trader; shopkeeper; merchant
商号 (しょうごう)
firm name; trade name
通商 (つうしょう)
commerce; trade
商業 (しょうぎょう)
commerce; trade; business
商店 (しょうてん)
shop; small store; business; firm
商工 (しょうこう)
commerce and industry
商標 (しょうひょう)
trademark
商船 (しょうせん)
merchant ship
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