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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

鈔

Reading

Kana: ショウ
Romaji: shō
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

selection, summary, 1/10 shaku

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  167
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-8-4
Korean Reading:  cho
Chinese Reading:  chao1
Unicode:  9214
JIS:  6E64

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4827
New Nelson Index: 6233
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a4.5
Four Corner Index: 8912.0
Japanese Names Index: 1676
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40227
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0504

Words

抄 (しょう)
excerpt; extract; annotation; shou (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
倭名類聚鈔 (わみょうるいじゅしょう)
Wamyoruijusho (famous Heian-period Japanese dictionary)
抄本 (しょうほん)
excerpt; abridgment; book of selections
和名抄 (わみょうしょう)
Wamyoruijusho (famous Heian-period Japanese dictionary)
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