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、てのひら、たなごころ
Romaji: shō, tenohira, tanagokoro
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Romaji

Meanings

manipulate, rule, administer, conduct, palm of hand

Stroke Diagram

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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
New Nelson Index: 2200
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3n9.4
Four Corner Index: 9050.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1402
Gakken Index: 1618
Japanese Names Index: 1748
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12248
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0269
Remembering the kanji Index: 801
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1360
Kodansha Compact Index: 850
Kanji in Context Index: 1677
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1666
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2256
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 809
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 864
Essential Kanji Index: 1210
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3215
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1047
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1537

Words

(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
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