Kanji

What does the kanji 抄 mean?

抄 means excerpt, copying; summary. On'yomi ショウ.

Quick facts
On'yomiショウ
Strokes7
Main radical手
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ショウ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework7 strokes

excerpt, copying; summary

Memory hook

The hand (扌) taking a small (小) part of the original and copying it — EXCERPT, SUMMARISE.

Main radical

手hand 4 strokes

Stroke order · 7 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.