JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 庶: "commoner, all, bastard"
The kanji 庶 means "commoner, all, bastard". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ショ 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
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 | commoner, all, bastard |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1558 of 2,501 |
Common words with 庶
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 庶民common people; ordinary people; masses
- 庶民的popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary
- 庶子illegitimate child
- 一般庶民ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street
- 庶務general affairs
- 庶務課general affairs section
- 庶民感覚sensibilities of the common people; ordinary people's way of thinking; popular sentiment
- 庶流illegitimate family lineage
- 庶出illegitimate birth
- 庶人commoner; common people
- 庶政political affairs; all phases of government
- 衆庶the masses; common people
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