JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 抄: "extract, selection, summary"
The kanji 抄 means "extract, selection, summary, copy, spread thin". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ショウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | extract, selection, summary, copy, spread thin |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2328 of 2,501 |
Common words with 抄
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 抄excerpt; extract · annotation
- 抄録quotation; abstract; selection; summary
- 抄訳abridged translation
- 抄本excerpt; abridgment; abridgement; book of selections
- 戸籍抄本official copy of part of family register
- 抄出taking excerpts; extraction
- 梁塵秘抄Songs to Make the Dust Dance (by Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26)); The Dance of the Dust on the Rafters
- 和名抄Wamyōruijushō (famous Heian-period Japanese dictionary)
- 抄読会journal club; gathering to read and discuss papers, articles, books, etc.
- 抄紙papermaking; paper-making; paper making
- 詩抄anthology
- 抄物Muromachi-period texts or annotations of texts used in Zen lectures · extracting from or excerpting (a classic)
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