庶
all, bastard, commoner

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:11
JLPT:1
Frequency:1558

Vocabulary

ショ

WordReadingMeaning
庶民ショミンcommon people; ordinary people; masses
庶民的ショミンテキpopular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
庶務ショムgeneral affairs
庶子ショシillegitimate child
庶民劇ショミンゲキdrama of ordinary people

Other

WordReadingMeaning
庶幾わくはこいねがわくはI pray in earnest that; I beg that; I yearn that
庶幾うこいねがうto beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
庶妹ままいもstep-sister (younger); stepsister
一般庶民いっぱんしょみんordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

遮
intercept, interrupt, obstruct
Grade 8JLPT 1
度
attitude, consider, counter for occurrences, degrees, occurrence, time
Grade 3JLPT 4
席
mat, occasion, place, seat
Grade 4JLPT 3
点
decimal point, mark, point, speck, spot
Grade 2JLPT 3
煮
boil, cook
Grade 8JLPT 1
薫
be scented, fragrant, send forth fragrance, smoke (tobacco)
Grade 8JLPT 1
雨
rain
Grade 1JLPT 5
烈
ardent, extreme, furious, severe, vehement, violent
Grade 8JLPT 1
意
care, desire, heart, idea, liking, mind, taste, thought
Grade 3JLPT 4
熱
fever, heat, mania, passion, temperature
Grade 4JLPT 3