紹 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

introduce, inherit, help

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ショウJHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • つぐ
Other languages
  • 拼音shao4
  • 한글so
  • Hán-ViệtThiệu

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
糸(いと)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+7D39

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰糸召

Words using this kanji

  • 紹介しょうかい未知の人同士を引き合わせること。 未知の物事を解説し、世間に知らせること。introduction, presentation, referral, showcase (of a product)
  • 紹介者しょうかいしゃperson who introduces someone, introducer
  • 紹介文しょうかいぶんintroductory text, introductory essay
  • 紹介状しょうかいじょうletter of introduction
  • 紹述しょうじゅつ前人の後を受け継いで述べ、行うこと。following (works, thoughts, etc. of another), continuing
  • 紹興酒しょうこうしゅShaoxing wine
  • 紹介料しょうかいりょうreferral fee, introduction fee
  • 紹介所しょうかいじょagency
  • 紹介記事しょうかいきじintroductory article, advertisement

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(18 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-6-5
Four Corner
2796.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
6a5.10
Heisig
1459
Nelson
3516