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ε”±
JLPT N1 SL4 11 strokes Frequency: #1123

Meanings

Chant, Recite, Call Upon, Yell

Radicals

口

Decomposition

⿰口昌

Etymology

Pictophonetic: mouth

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 11

Stroke Order

1 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
2 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
3 horizontal bottom-to-top
4 vertical right-to-left
5 corner right-to-left
6 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
7 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
8 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
9 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
10 horizontal bottom-to-top
11 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ショウ shou
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
とγͺ tona

Words Using This Kanji

67 words total
Other (20 words)
ε€«ε”±ε©¦ιš γ΅γ—γ‚‡γ†γ΅γšγ„

a wife should do her husband's bidding

εΏ΅δ»γ‚’ε”±γˆγ‚‹ ねんぢ぀をとγͺγˆγ‚‹

to chant the nembutsu

θ¦‡γ‚’ε”±γˆγ‚‹ はをとγͺγˆγ‚‹

to reign supreme

ζ­Œε”±εŠ› γ‹γ—γ‚‡γ†γ‚Šγ‚‡γ

one's skill as a singer

ε₯³ε£°εˆε”± γ˜γ‚‡γ›γ„γŒγ£γ—γ‚‡γ†

female chorus

η”·ε£°εˆε”± γ γ‚“γ›γ„γŒγ£γ—γ‚‡γ†

male chorus

η‹¬ε”±δΌš どくしょうかい

vocal recital

δΈ€ε”±δΈ‰ε˜† γ„γ£γ—γ‚‡γ†γ•γ‚“γŸγ‚“

one reading (of a poem aloud) leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration

δΈ‡ζ­³δΈ‰ε”± ばんざいさんしょう

three cheers

η­”ε”±θ©©η·¨ とうしょうしへん

responsorial psalm

η•°γ‚’ε”±γˆγ‚‹ いをとγͺγˆγ‚‹

to raise an objection

ε”±ζ­Œι›† しょうかしゅう

songbook

ι«˜ε”± こうしょう

chanting in a loud voice

ιšŽεε”±ζ³• かいめいしょうほう

solmization

ζ­Œε”±ζŒ‡ε°Ž かしょうしどう

teaching of singing

δΈ»ε”±θ€… しゅしょうしゃ

leading advocate

ε”±ι‘Œ しょうだい

chanting the title of a sutra (esp. the Lotus Sutra)

唱法 しょうほう

singing technique

ε€§εˆε”± γ γ„γŒγ£γ—γ‚‡γ†

large chorus

εˆε”±γ‚³γƒ³γ‚―γƒΌγƒ« γŒγ£γ—γ‚‡γ†γ‚³γƒ³γ‚―γƒΌγƒ«

choral competition