掌
Readings
Kana:
ショウ、てのひら、たなごころ
Romaji:
shō, tenohira, tanagokoro
Meanings
manipulate, rule, administer, conduct, palm of hand
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
12
Radical Number:
42
Frequency:
1757
Grade:
8
Skip Pattern:
2-5-7
Korean Reading:
jang
Chinese Reading:
zhang3
Unicode:
638c
JIS:
3E38
Indexes
Halpern Index: 2602
Nelson Index: 1366
Words
掌
(てのひら、たなごころ)
palm (of one's hand)
車掌
(しゃしょう)
(train) conductor
管掌
(かんしょう)
taking charge; management
職掌
(しょくしょう)
official duties; office; function
掌編
(しょうへん)
(very) short story or article; short short story; conté
掌握
(しょうあく)
grasping; seizing; holding
合掌
(がっしょう)
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
所掌
(しょしょう)
under one's jurisdiction; having jurisdiction
分掌
(ぶんしょう)
division of duties
掌中
(しょうちゅう)
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated