Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1977 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: reef, sunken rock

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: stone

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ショウ reef

ショウコ barrier lagoon, coral-reef lagoon

カンショウ atoll, circular coral reef

ザショウ running aground, being stranded, grounding, beaching