| 911 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 899 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 561 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2840 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 920 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 479 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1040 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 627 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 637 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 830 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 506 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 551 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 336 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 415 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 739 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7437P | Morohashi |
| 460 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1379 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 731 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 789 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 447 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 906 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
634 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 将 【ショウ】 commander, general, leader
- 将棋 【ショウギ】 shogi, Japanese chess
- 少将 【ショウショウ】 major general, rear admiral, air commodore
- 王将 【オウショウ】 king (of the senior player), Ōshō (one of the eight major titles in professional shogi)
Kun reading compounds
- 将に 【まさに】 just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of
- 将 【はた】 or, otherwise, furthermore, also, perhaps, by some chance, possibly, that being said, be that as it may, however, but, not to mention, needless to say, as expected, sure enough, really, at all
- 将又 【はたまた】 or
- 将門記 【しょうもんき】 Shōmonki (chronicle of the Taira-no-Masakado Rebellion, ca 940CE)
- 将に 【まさに】 just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 かつり、 すすむ、 たか、 ゆき
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- líder
- cargo
- mando
- mandar
- de ahora en adelante
Portuguese
- líder
- comandante
- general
- almirante
- ou
- e outra vez
- logo
- de agora em diante
- somente sobre isto
French
- dirigeant
- commandant
- général
- amiral
- ou
- l'un après l'autre
- bientôt
- à partir de maintenant
- à peu près
| 1248 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2b8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3214.9 | Four corner code |
| 3714.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c06 | Unicode hex code |
又
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1874 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 又 【また】 again, once more, once again, another time, some other time, also, too, as well, likewise, on the other hand, while, and, in addition, besides, moreover, furthermore, or, otherwise, really, how, (what, why) on earth, some time (in the future), indirect
- 又は 【または】 or, either ... or ...
- 尚又 【なおまた】 besides, moreover, furthermore, further, in addition (to that)
- 猫又 【ねこまた】 nekomata, fork-tailed cat yōkai, giant beast that inhabits the mountains
Readings
- Japanese names:
- やす
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- otra vez
- además
- por otra parte
- otro
- distinto
Portuguese
- ou outra vez
- além disso
- na outra mão
French
- ou encore
- de plus
- d'un autre côté
| 1835 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1460 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 855 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1851 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1119 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 13 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1593 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1700 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1762 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 264 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4158 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2108 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2853 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 703 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3115 | Morohashi |
| 3351 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 668 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 696 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 752 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 467 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1009 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3567 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 7740.0 | Four corner code |
| 1740.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53c8 | Unicode hex code |