Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: sheath, case, margin, difference, shells (of beans)

Kunyomi: さや

Onyomi: ショウ ソウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: leather, rawhide

Examples

Onyomi Examples

翅類 ショウシルイ coleopterans, beetles

ズイショウ myelin sheath (around the axon of a neuron)

幼芽 ヨウガショウ coleoptile, acrospire

Kunyomi Examples

さや scabbard, sheath, cap (on pen, brush, etc.), case, sleeve, margin (between two prices), spread, markup, commission, enclosure, outer fence

当て さやあて rivalry in love, rivalry for the heart of a woman, quarrel over something trivial, storm in a teacup, quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths

元サヤ もとサヤ getting back together, being reconciled, returning to normal

弓は袋に太刀は ゆみはふくろにたちはさや the world is at peace, bows in bags and swords in sheaths