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Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

1909 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: name of Chinese river, the Sagami river

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition: 氵 相

湘

Radical

Radical: 水

Meaning: water

Reading: みず

Frequency: 1,595

Alternative forms:

氵(alt radical position hen)氺

水

Examples

Onyomi Examples

湘南医療大学 (ショウナンイリョウダイガク) Shonan University of Medical Sciences

湘南鎌倉医療大学 (ショウナンカマクライリョウダイガク) Shonan Kamakura University of Medical Sciences

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