| 4048 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2372 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2229 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2994 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1529 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2087 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 31937X | Morohashi |
| 5191 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2367 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2453 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
banana, plantain
- On:
- ショウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2033 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蕉風 【ショウフウ】 correct style in a haiku (like Basho's)
- 蕉門 【ショウモン】 disciple of Basho
- 蓬莱蕉 【ホウライショウ】 Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa), split-leaf philodendron, cerimen, Mexican breadfruit, fruit salad plant
- 香蕉 【コウショウ】 banana
Readings
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- plátano
- banana
Portuguese
French
| 3k12.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 4433.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8549 | Unicode hex code |