extract, selection, summary, copy

About this kanji

The kanji 抄 (shou) primarily means "extract" or "selection." It is often used in noun forms rather than verbs. You might encounter it in compounds like 抄本 (shouhon), which means "excerpt" or a small portion of a text. Another common compound is 抄録 (shoroku), meaning "quotation" or a summarized version of something. Additionally, 詩抄 (shishou) refers to an "anthology" of poetry. This kanji emphasizes the idea of taking a part of something larger, so it's useful when talking about condensed information. Note that it does not have a widespread kun'yomi reading.

Example sentences

• 彼は古典文学を抄録している。

  He is extracting passages from classical literature.

Meanings across languages

English

extract, selection, summary, copy, spread thin

Tiếng Việt

trích, lựa chọn, tóm tắt, bản sao, phân phối mỏng

日本語

抄, しょう

한국어

추출, 선택, 요약

中文

摘录, 选择, 摘要, 复制, 薄分

id

ekstrak

th

การคัดเลือก

es

extracto

fr

extraction

de

Auszug

pt

extrato

Common compounds

• 抄本しょうほんexcerpt, abridgment, abridgement
• 抄録しょうろくquotation, abstract, selection
• 詩抄ししょうanthology
• 抄訳しょうやくabridged translation
• 抄出しょうしゅつtaking excerpts, extraction
• 抄物しょうものMuromachi-period texts or annotations of texts used in Zen lectures, extracting from or excerpting (a classic)
• 手抄しゅしょうexcerption, manual copying, excerpt
• 抄紙しょうしpapermaking, paper-making, paper making