Readings

Kana: ショウ、ジョウ、かつ.て、こころ.みる、な.める
Romaji: shō, jō, katsu.te, kokoro.miru, na.meru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-, lick, lap up, burn up, taste, undergo, underrate, despise

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  42
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-5-9
Korean Reading:  sang
Chinese Reading:  chang2
Unicode:  5617
JIS:  3E28

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1369
New Nelson Index: 878
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3n11.1
Four Corner Index: 9060.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 4205
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.1141
Remembering the kanji Index: 2870
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2268
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2883
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3230

Words

嘗め (なめ)
lick; tasting medicine to see if it contains poison; medicine-taster
新嘗祭 (にいなめさい、しんじょうさい)
ceremonial offering by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice to the deities
神嘗祭 (かんなめさい、かんにえのまつり、しんじょうさい)
offering of the year's new rice harvest (imperial festival, October 17)
総嘗め (そうなめ)
annihilation; sweeping victory
舐める (なめる)
to lick; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to make fun of; to make light of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
嘗て (かつて、かって)
once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; never yet; never before; first time; still not happened
ベロベロ舐める (ベロベロなめる、べろべろなめる)
to lick something up; to lap something up
大嘗祭 (だいじょうさい、おおにえのまつり、おおなめまつり)
first ceremonial offering of rice by newly-enthroned Emperor
臥薪嘗胆 (がしんしょうたん)
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
嘗糞 (しょうふん)
shamelessly flattering; brown-nosing; licking excrement
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