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、ソウ、まさ.に、はた、まさ、ひきい.る、もって
Romaji: shō, sou, masa.ni, hata, masa, hikii.ru, motte
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: かつ、かつり、すすむ、たか、ゆき
Romaji: katsu, katsuri, susumu, taka, yuki
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Meanings

leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  90
Frequency:  634
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  1-3-7
Korean Reading:  jang
Chinese Reading:  jiang4
Unicode:  5c06
JIS:  3E2D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 460
Nelson Index: 2840
New Nelson Index: 1379
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2b8.3
Four Corner Index: 3214.9
Guide to Remembering Index: 899
Gakken Index: 561
Japanese Names Index: 1040
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7437P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0018
Remembering the kanji Index: 731
Kanji Way Index: 447
Kanji Flashcards Index: 479
Kodansha Compact Index: 506
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 911
Kanji in Context Index: 830
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 336
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 415
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 739
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 789
Essential Kanji Index: 920
Kodansha Kanji Index: 551
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1248
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 906

Words

(しょう)
commander; general; leader
将来 (しょうらい)
future (usually near); prospects
将棋 (しょうぎ)
shogi; Japanese chess; xianqi
中将 (ちゅうじょう)
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
将校 (しょうこう)
commissioned officer
将軍 (しょうぐん)
general; shogun
大将 (たいしょう、だいしょう)
general; admiral; boss; leader; local kingpin; old chap; mate; boss; chief; man; athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
少将 (しょうしょう)
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
武将 (ぶしょう)
military commander
主将 (しゅしょう)
commander-in-chief; (team) captain
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