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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

庶

Reading

Kana: ショ
Romaji: sho
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

commoner, all, bastard

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  53
Frequency:  1558
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  3-3-8
Korean Reading:  seo
Chinese Reading:  shu4
Unicode:  5eb6
JIS:  3D6E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3127
Nelson Index: 1522
New Nelson Index: 1625
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3q8.7
Four Corner Index: 0023.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1381
Gakken Index: 1701
Japanese Names Index: 1505
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9373
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0577
Remembering the kanji Index: 1191
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1259
Kodansha Compact Index: 593
Kanji in Context Index: 1413
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1997
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2696
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1199
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1275
Essential Kanji Index: 1661
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3880
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 540
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1427

Words

庶民 (しょみん)
masses; common people
庶流 (しょりゅう)
illegitimate family lineage
凡庶 (ぼんしょ)
common people
諸事 (しょじ)
various matters; everything
庶民的 (しょみんてき)
popular; folk; plebian; working class
庶子 (しょし)
illegitimate child
庶務 (しょむ)
general affairs
庶民金融 (しょみんきんゆう)
loans for low-income people
庶務課 (しょむか)
general affairs section
庶民劇 (しょみんげき)
drama of ordinary people
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