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JLPT N38画 · 8 strokesradical

clear, brightness, shining

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ショウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Meanings across languages

English
clear, brightness, shining
Tiếng Việt
sáng, rõ ràng
日本語
明るい, 明らか

Common compounds

  • 昭和しょうわShōwa Era
  • 昭告しょうこくto proclaim, to announce
  • 明昭めいしょうbrightness, clarity

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