Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6
JLPT level: N2
634 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 10
Meaning: leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
Kunyomi: まさ.に, はた, まさ, ひきい.る, もって
Onyomi: ショウ, ソウ
Composition: 丬 爫 寸
Radical: 寸
Reading: すん
Meaning: thumb, inch
Strokes: 3
将来(しょうらい) future, prospects
将軍(しょうぐん) general, shogun
大将(たいしょう) general, admiral
王将(おうしょう) king (shogi game)
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)
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