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Stroke Count
10 Strokes
Radical
寸 + 7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
Readings
Kun'yomi: たか、すすむ、かつり、もって、ひきい.る、まさ、はた、まさ.に、ゆき。
On'yomi: ソウ。(Go-on Reading)
ショウ。(Kan-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 将

Dictionary Entries for 将

shou
noun
  1. commander; general; leader

hata
adverb
  1. or; otherwise
  2. furthermore; also
  3. perhaps; by some chance; possibly
  4. that being said; be that as it may
  5. however; but
  6. not to mention; needless to say
  7. as expected; sure enough
  8. really; at all (used to express emphatic denial, suspicion, or emotion)

Stroke Order Diagrams for 将

Construction of Character for 将

Radicals and parts present in 将
» Radical measurement, foot/10
» Part claw, nail, talon
» Part left-side kata radical (no. 91)
Kanji variants for 将
» Traditional Chinese Character, Old Character Form
Origin and construction of 将

Kanji related to 将

  • 寿

Meanings in Other Languages for 将

French
  1. dirigeant, commandant, général, amiral, ou, l'un après l'autre, bientôt, à partir de maintenant, à peu près
Portuguese
  1. líder, comandante, general, almirante, ou, e outra vez, logo, de agora em diante, somente sobre isto
Spanish
  1. líder, cargo, mando, mandar, de ahora en adelante

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