Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1531 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: esteem, furthermore, still, yet

Kunyomi: なお

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: small, insignificant

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ショウコ respect for olden days

古主義 ショウコシュギ classicism, primitivism

コウショウ taste, fancy, fashion

ソウショウ prematurity

Kunyomi Examples

なお still, yet, more, still more, greater, further, as ..., like ..., furthermore, in addition, moreover, note that ...

なおさら still more, even more, all the more, still less, even less

なおなお all the more

今なお いまなお still, even now