| 709 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2554 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2398 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1680 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2224 | Morohashi |
| 515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2143 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2270 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
weapon of war, logging axe, kill en masse, peeling (paint off a wall, etc), sparse, faded
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1947 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Readings
- Japanese names:
- らう、 のぶ、 みずち
- Korean:
- ryu
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 2f13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-13-2 | SKIP code |
| 7210.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5289 | Unicode hex code |
昌
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1372 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 昌運 【ショウウン】 prosperity, fortune
- 昌泰 【ショウタイ】 Shōtai era (898.4.26-901.7.15)
- 隆昌 【リュウショウ】 prosperity
- 南昌 【ナンショウ】 Nanchang (China)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まさ、 まさし、 よし、 あき、 あきら、 さかえ、 あつ、 すけ
- Korean:
- chang
Spanish
- claro
- próspero
- brillante
Portuguese
French
- prospère
- brillant
- clair
| 1552 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2105 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1950 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 715 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2089 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3069 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1564 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2140 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 25 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13803 | Morohashi |
| 2414 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2428 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 25 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 25 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4c4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 6060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 660c | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 赫奕 【カクエキ】 bright, beaming, brilliant, glowing
- 赫々 【カクカク】 brilliant, bright, glorious
- 赫々 【カクカク】 brilliant, bright, glorious
- 名声赫々 【メイセイカッカク】 of great renown, highly illustrious, at the zenith of one's fame
Kun reading compounds
- 輝く 【かがやく】 to shine, to sparkle, to twinkle, to glitter, to glisten, to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.), to beam, to gleam, to glow
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeog
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4537 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1960 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 37010 | Morohashi |
| 1557 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5843 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2908 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2917 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3b11.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-7 | SKIP code |
| 4433.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8d6b | Unicode hex code |