掌

administer, conduct, manipulate, palm of hand, rule

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

たなごころてのひら

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:12

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1757

Vocabulary

ショウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
車掌	シャショウ	(train) conductor
掌握	ショウアク	grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
合掌	ガッショウ	pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly; sincerely yours
掌中	ショウチュウ	in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
管掌	カンショウ	taking charge; management

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
掌	てのひら	palm (of the hand)
掌	たなごころ	palm (of the hand)
掌	しょう	palm (of the hand)
掌る	つかさどる	to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to administer; to preside over; to rule; to govern; to control
掌中の珠	しょうちゅうのたま	apple of one's eye; one's jewel

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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lightning-bug, firefly

chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape

enemy, foe, opponent

mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink