Kanji

What does the kanji 翔 mean?

翔 means soaring, flying. On'yomi ショウ. Kun'yomi かけ.る、と.ぶ.

Quick facts
On'yomiショウ
Kun'yomiかけ.る、と.ぶ
Strokes12
Main radical羽
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ショウKun'yomi かけ.る、と.ぶ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework12 strokes

soaring, flying

Memory hook

The sheep (羊) given wings (羽) and lifting into the sky — SOAR, FLY.

Stroke order · 12 strokes

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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.