Kanji

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: selection, summary, 1/10 shaku

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: metal, gold

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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)

倭名類聚 ワミョウルイジュショウ Wamyōruijushō (famous Heian-period Japanese dictionary)