This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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

Readings

Kana: ショウ、みことのり
Romaji: shō, mikotonori
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Name Readings

Kana: さとし、のり
Romaji: satoshi, nori
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Meaning

imperial edict

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  149
Frequency:  2239
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-7-5
Korean Reading:  jo
Chinese Reading:  zhao4
Unicode:  8a54
JIS:  3E5B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1505
Nelson Index: 4333
New Nelson Index: 5581
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7a5.10
Four Corner Index: 0766.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1407
Gakken Index: 2023
Japanese Names Index: 1658
Daikanwanjiten Index: 35379
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0429
Remembering the kanji Index: 342
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1748
Kodansha Compact Index: 1673
Kanji in Context Index: 1935
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1009
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1366
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 348
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 366
Essential Kanji Index: 1213
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1900
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3077
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1585

Words

(ちょく、みことのり)
imperial decree; imperial edict
詔勅 (しょうちょく)
imperial edict; decree
大詔 (たいしょう)
imperial rescript
詔命 (しょうめい)
imperial command
詔書 (しょうしょ)
imperial edict; decree
詔令 (しょうれい)
imperial edict
大詔渙発 (たいしょうかんぱつ)
promulgation of an Imperial rescript
戊申詔書 (ぼしんしょうしょ)
Imperial Rescript of 1908
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