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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

Reading

Kana: ショ
Romaji: sho
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

signature, govt office, police station

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  122
Frequency:  725
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  2-5-8
Korean Reading:  seo
Chinese Reading:  shu4
Unicode:  7f72
JIS:  3D70

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2609
Nelson Index: 3642
New Nelson Index: 4643
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5g8.1
Four Corner Index: 6060.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 897
Gakken Index: 511
Daikanwanjiten Index: 28311P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0022
Remembering the kanji Index: 1259
Kanji Flashcards Index: 832
Kodansha Compact Index: 1465
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 908
Kanji in Context Index: 1316
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1672
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2263
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1267
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1349
Essential Kanji Index: 903
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3223
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3678
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 959

Words

(しょ)
station (esp. a police station); office (i.e. tax office)
消防署 (しょうぼうしょ)
fire station
署長 (しょちょう)
chief (of police); head (of office)
税務署 (ぜいむしょ)
tax office
連署 (れんしょ)
joint signature
署名 (しょめい)
signature
部署 (ぶしょ)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
分署 (ぶんしょ)
substation; branch office
官署 (かんしょ)
government office
支署 (ししょ)
substation
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