Kanji
Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
2328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 7
Meaning: extract, selection, summary, copy, spread thin
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: ショウ
Composition: 扌 少
抄
Radical
Radical: 手
Meaning: hand
Reading: て
Frequency: 1,203
Alternative forms:
扌(
)龵
)龵手
Examples
Onyomi Examples
抄 （ショウ） excerpt, extract, annotation, shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml), banknote, paper money
抄本 （ショウホン） excerpt, abridgment, abridgement, book of selections
和名抄 （ワミョウショウ） Wamyōruijushō (famous Heian-period Japanese dictionary)
史記抄 （シキショウ） commentary on Shiki
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