Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
stand, erect
Parts:
badge, chapter, composition, poem, design
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
990 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 章 【ショウ】 chapter, section, medal, badge, insignia
  • 章句 【ショウク】 chapter and verse, paragraph, passage
  • 受章 【ジュショウ】 reception of a decoration, reception of an order
  • 楽章 【ガクショウ】 movement

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 あきら、 あや、 ふみ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhang1
Korean:
jang

Spanish

  • distintivo
  • banda
  • capítulo
  • frase

Portuguese

  • insígnia
  • capítulo
  • composição
  • poema
  • projeto

French

  • badge
  • clairement visible
  • composition
  • poème
  • chapitre
  • dessin
432 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
334 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
318 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
967 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5112 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
505 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
787 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1461 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
857 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
876 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1027 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1460 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2624 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1342 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1819 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
440 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
25761 Morohashi
2117 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4235 New Nelson (John Haig)
433 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
464 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
376 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
455 2001 Kanji
5b6.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-9 SKIP code
2-5-6 SKIP code
0040.6 Four corner code
1-30-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7ae0 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
rap 攴 (攵)
Parts:
reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
147 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 改 【カイ】 revision
  • 改革 【カイカク】 reform, reformation, reorganization
  • 更改 【コウカイ】 renewal, extension, revision
  • 契約更改 【ケイヤクコウカイ】 contract renewal

Kun reading compounds

  • 改める 【あらためる】 to change, to alter, to revise, to replace, to reform, to correct, to mend, to improve, to examine, to check, to inspect, to do properly, to do formally
  • 改まる 【あらたまる】 to be renewed, to change, to be improved, to be reformed, to be revised, to be corrected, to stand on ceremony, to be formal, to take a turn for the worse (of an illness), to take a serious turn

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gai3
Korean:
gae

Spanish

  • reforma
  • cambio
  • investigación
  • cambiar
  • reformar
  • renovar
  • revisar
  • investigar

Portuguese

  • reforma
  • mudança
  • modificar
  • umsertar
  • renovar
  • examinar
  • inspecionar
  • pesquisar

French

  • réforme
  • changer
  • modifier
  • améliorer
  • renouveler
  • examiner
  • inspecter
  • chercher
359 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
458 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
435 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
294 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1464 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
691 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
584 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
379 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
514 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
523 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
726 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
933 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
287 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
180 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
216 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
534 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13114 Morohashi
243 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2332 New Nelson (John Haig)
528 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
567 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
289 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
475 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3566 2001 Kanji
4i3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
1874.0 Four corner code
1-18-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6539 Unicode hex code