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Zach

粧

Reading

Kana: ショウ
Romaji: shō
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: さ
Romaji: sa
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

cosmetics, adorn (one's person)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  119
Frequency:  1545
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-6-6
Korean Reading:  jang
Chinese Reading:  zhuang1
Unicode:  7ca7
JIS:  3E51

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1345
Nelson Index: 3475
New Nelson Index: 4400
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6b6.1
Four Corner Index: 9091.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1406
Gakken Index: 1218
Daikanwanjiten Index: 26945
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0901
Remembering the kanji Index: 923
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1614
Kodansha Compact Index: 1499
Kanji in Context Index: 1284
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 909
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1232
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 932
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 991
Essential Kanji Index: 1595
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1703
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1072
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1575

Words

化粧 (けしょう、けわい、けそう)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
お粧し (おめかし)
dressing up
化粧直し (けしょうなおし)
adjusting one's makeup; renovation; remodeling; redecoration
化粧箱 (けしょうばこ)
vanity case; cosmetics case
化粧部屋 (けしょうべや)
lavatory; dressing room
美粧 (びしょう)
makeup
化粧料 (けしょうりょう、けわいりょう)
lady's pin money (pocket money); payment to a cosmetician; cosmetic material; dowry (Edo period)
化粧道具 (けしょうどうぐ)
toilet set
化粧品 (けしょうひん)
cosmetics; toilet articles
化粧用打ち粉 (けしょうよううちこ)
talcum powder
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