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What does the kanji 笙 mean?

笙 means shō (bamboo mouth organ). On'yomi ショウ、ソウ. Kun'yomi ふえ.

Quick facts
On'yomiショウ、ソウ
Kun'yomiふえ
Strokes11
Main radical竹
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ショウ、ソウKun'yomi ふえ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

shō (bamboo mouth organ)

Memory hook

Bamboo (竹) pipes joined like living (生) stems and sounded — SHO, REED PIPE.

Main radical

竹bamboo 6 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 11 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.