Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1310 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: patent, clear

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: bristle, beard

Examples

Onyomi Examples

義隊 ショウギタイ Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)

ショウトク public praise, making another's virtues well-known

ケンショウ honouring (publicly), honoring, making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known

ヒョウショウ public acknowledgment, public acknowledgement, public recognition, commendation, awarding