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Zach

硝

Reading

Kana: ショウ
Romaji: shō
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

nitrate, saltpeter

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  112
Frequency:  2154
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-5-7
Korean Reading:  so
Chinese Reading:  xiao1
Unicode:  785d
JIS:  3E4B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1185
Nelson Index: 3192
New Nelson Index: 4007
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5a7.6
Four Corner Index: 1962.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1405
Gakken Index: 1997
Daikanwanjiten Index: 24201P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0363
Remembering the kanji Index: 115
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1570
Kodansha Compact Index: 1404
Kanji in Context Index: 1552
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 804
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1097
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 116
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 120
Essential Kanji Index: 1760
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1520
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3346
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1572

Words

硝酸 (しょうさん)
nitric acid
磨りガラス (すりガラス)
ground glass; frosted glass
天然硝子 (てんねんガラス、てんねんしょうし)
natural glass
窓ガラス (まどガラス)
windowpane; window glass
硝薬 (しょうやく)
gunpowder
硝子 (ガラス、しょうし)
glass; pane; vitreous
硝化 (しょうか)
nitrification
硝安 (しょうあん)
ammonium nitrate
硝酸塩 (しょうさんえん)
nitrate
硝酸銀 (しょうさんぎん)
silver nitrate; AgNO3
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