Kanji

What does the kanji 丞 mean?

丞 means assistance, help; assistant official. On'yomi ジョウ、ショウ. Kun'yomi すく.う、たす.ける.

Quick facts
On'yomiジョウ、ショウ
Kun'yomiすく.う、たす.ける
Strokes6
Main radical一
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ジョウ、ショウKun'yomi すく.う、たす.ける
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework6 strokes

assistance, help; assistant official

Memory hook

Two hands cupped round the strokes, holding each other up — ASSIST, DEPUTY.

Main radical

一one 1 strokes

Stroke order · 6 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.