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Zach

章

Reading

Kana: ショウ
Romaji: shō
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: あき、あきら、あや、ふみ
Romaji: aki, akira, aya, fumi
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Romaji

Meanings

badge, chapter, composition, poem, design

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  180
Frequency:  990
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-2-9
Korean Reading:  jang
Chinese Reading:  zhang1
Unicode:  7ae0
JIS:  3E4F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2117
Nelson Index: 5112
New Nelson Index: 4235
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5b6.3
Four Corner Index: 0040.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 318
Gakken Index: 967
Japanese Names Index: 1461
Daikanwanjiten Index: 25761
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0706
Remembering the kanji Index: 433
Kanji Flashcards Index: 787
Kodansha Compact Index: 1460
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 334
Kanji in Context Index: 1027
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1342
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1819
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 440
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 464
Essential Kanji Index: 505
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2624
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 455
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 432
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 376

Words

章 (しょう)
chapter; section; medal
紋章 (もんしょう)
crest; coat of arms
文章 (ぶんしょう)
sentence; article; composition; (writing) style
瑞宝章 (ずいほうしょう)
Orders of the Sacred Treasure
憲章 (けんしょう)
charter
勲章 (くんしょう)
decoration; order; medal
楽章 (がくしょう)
(musical) movement
受章 (じゅしょう)
reception of a decoration; reception of an order
校章 (こうしょう)
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
褒章 (ほうしょう)
medal of honour; medal of merit
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