掌 — manipulate, rule, administer

しょう掌 manipulate

しょう

U+638C Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #1757 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #864 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

manipulate
rule
administer
conduct
palm of hand

Readings

On'yomi: しょう shou
Kun'yomi: てのひら tenohira たなごころ tanagokoro

word

しょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

車(しゃ) 掌(しょう) shashou (train) conductor 掌(しょう) 握(あく) shouaku grasping

Words by frequency and grade

2 words

Each dot is a word containing 掌: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.

S = secondary school · 2 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

なお尚 esteem

て手 hand #64

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