Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

1936 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: soar, fly

Kunyomi: かけ.る と.ぶ

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: feather

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ショウハ completing a flight

ヒショウ flight, flying, soaring

キョウショウ flying race (between pigeons)

Kunyomi Examples

かける to soar, to fly, to run, to dash

飛ぶ とぶ to fly, to soar, to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop, to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks), to hurry, to rush, to flee, to run off, to escape, to disappear, to vanish, to fade, to thin out, to break off, to come off, to fall off, to blow (of a fuse), to be sent out (of an order), to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.), to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.), to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.), to skip, to jump (e.g. of a conversation)