礁

reef, sunken rock

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

17 / 17

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:17

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1977

Vocabulary

ショウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
暗礁	アンショウ	reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
環礁	カンショウ	atoll; circular coral reef
岩礁	ガンショウ	reef
座礁	ザショウ	running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
珊瑚礁	サンゴショウ	coral reef

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
サンゴ礁	さんごしょう	coral reef
サンゴ礁	サンゴしょう	coral reef
暗礁に乗り上げる	あんしょうにのりあげる	to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties; to hit a snag
礁	しょう	reef

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