鍾 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning

spindle, gather, collect

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ショウ
  • シュ
Kun (native)
  • あつ(める)
  • さかずき
  • かね
Other languages
  • 拼音zhong1
  • 한글jong
  • Hán-ViệtChung

Basics

Strokes
17 strokes
Radical
金(かね)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+937E

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰金重

Words using this kanji

  • 鍾乳洞しょうにゅうどうカルスト地形で地下水などが石灰岩を浸食することによりできた洞窟。石灰洞。limestone cave, limestone cavern
  • しょうround bronze jar used for storing alcohol (Han dynasty China)
  • 鍾馗しょうき道教において疫病をはやらせる悪鬼を追い払うという神。Shōki the Plague-Queller, Zhong Kui, Shōki (WWII fighter aircraft)
  • 鍾愛しょうあい非常に可愛がること。寵愛すること。deep affection, tender love, devotion, doting upon
  • 鍾乳石しょうにゅうせき鍾乳洞で洞窟の天井から垂れ下がる炭酸カルシウムなどから成るつらら。stalactite
  • 鍾馗蘭しょうきらんYoania japonica (species of orchid), Lycoris traubii (species of spider lily)
  • 鍾乳体しょうにゅうたいcystolith
  • 鍾馗さんしょうきさんsmall statue of Shōki the Plague-Queller (placed on the overhang of traditional houses in parts of Kyoto and Nara)
  • 鍾馗水仙しょうきずいせんLycoris traubii (species of spider lily)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(9 results)

Similar-looking kanji

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-8-9
Four Corner
8211.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
8a9.1
Heisig
2794
Nelson
4888