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

Reading

Kana: ショウ
Romaji: shō
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: さ、り
Romaji: sa, ri
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Romaji

Meanings

extract, selection, summary, copy, spread thin

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  2328
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-4
Korean Reading:  cho
Chinese Reading:  chao1
Unicode:  6284
JIS:  3E36

Indexes

Halpern Index: 254
Nelson Index: 1849
New Nelson Index: 2087
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c4.11
Four Corner Index: 5902.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1390
Gakken Index: 1970
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11863
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0127
Remembering the kanji Index: 647
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1337
Kodansha Compact Index: 859
Kanji in Context Index: 1465
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 190
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 226
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 654
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 699
Essential Kanji Index: 1675
Kodansha Kanji Index: 298
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1360
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1126

Words

(しょう)
excerpt; extract; annotation; shou (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
抄録 (しょうろく)
quotation; abstract; selection; summary
抄本 (しょうほん)
excerpt; abridgment; book of selections
掬う (すくう)
to scoop; to ladle out
抄紙 (しょうし)
papermaking; paper-making; paper making
抄訳 (しょうやく)
abridged translation
抄録 (すぐき)
regional pickle of Kyoto made from turnip-like vegetable
抄物 (しょうもの、しょうもつ)
Muromachi-period texts or annotations of texts used in Zen lectures; extracting from or excerpting (a classic)
抄出 (しょうしゅつ)
taking excerpts; extraction
手抄 (しゅしょう)
excerption; manual copying; excerpt
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