紹 — introduce, inherit, help

しょう紹 introduce

しょう

U+7D39 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #963 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1459 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

introduce
inherit
help

Readings

On'yomi: しょう shou

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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).

紹(しょう) 介(かい) shoukai introduction 紹(しょう) 介(かい) 文(ぶん) shoukaibun introductory text 紹(しょう) 介(かい) 者(しゃ) shoukaisha person who introduces someone

Words by frequency and grade

3 words

Each dot is a word containing 紹: 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

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めす召 summon

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