将

leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショウソウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

はたひきい.るまさまさ.にもって

Nanori (名乗り)

かつかつりすすむたかゆき

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:6

Strokes:10

JLPT:N2

Frequency:634

Vocabulary

ショウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
王将	オウショウ	(senior player's) king; Ōshō (one of the eight major titles in professional shogi)
主将	シュショウ	commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
将軍	ショウグン	general; shogun
将校	ショウコウ	commissioned officer
将来	ショウライ	future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to; causing; incurring

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
将棋	しょうぎ	shogi; Japanese chess
中将	ちゅうじょう	lieutenant general; vice-admiral
麻将	マージャン	mahjong; mah-jongg
将	しょう	commander; general; leader
女将	おかみ	proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

exhort, urge, encourage

mountain stream, valley

floating, float, rise to surface

pick, take, fetch, take up

salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim

swing, shake, sway, rock, tremble, vibrate

abet, help, save

clean, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu Dynasty

hunt, raid, gather