Reading

Kana: ショウ
Romaji: shō
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

banana, plantain

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  2033
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-12
Korean Reading:  cho
Chinese Reading:  qiao2
Unicode:  8549
JIS:  3E56

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4048
New Nelson Index: 5191
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k12.6
Four Corner Index: 4433.1
Japanese Names Index: 2372
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31937X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0903
Remembering the kanji Index: 2367
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1529
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2087
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2453
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2994

Words

芭蕉 (ばしょう、バショウ)
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
蕉風 (しょうふう)
correct style in a haiku (like Basho's)
アメリカ水芭蕉 (アメリカみずばしょう、アメリカミズバショウ)
yellow skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanum)
蕉門 (しょうもん)
disciple of Basho
扇芭蕉 (おうぎばしょう、オウギバショウ)
traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis); traveller's palm
水芭蕉 (みずばしょう)
Asian skunk cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense)
芭蕉梶木 (ばしょうかじき、バショウカジキ)
Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
香蕉 (こうしょう)
banana
蕉葉 (しょうよう)
banana leaf
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