Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1489 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor, solemn, dignified

Kunyomi: ほうき おごそ.か

Onyomi: ソウ ショウ チャン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: grass

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ショウ manor, villa

ショウエン manor, demesne

サンソウ mountain villa, mountain retreat, mountain cottage

山水 サンスイソウ The Sansui Inn

ショウ manor, villa

ショウエン manor, demesne

チャン counter for games of mahjong

風牌 チャンフォンパイ tile matching the round wind

ハンチャン half-game consisting of an east and south round

連チャン レンチャン repeated events (e.g. meetings, drinking sessions), series of events, streak, straight, dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning, dealer keep