various, many, several, together
On'yomi (音読み)
- ショ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- もろ
About this kanji
The kanji 諸, pronounced shoo in on'yomi and moro in kun'yomi, primarily means "various" or "many." It is often used as a prefix in compound words, making it very useful for describing a range of items or people. For example, 諸君 (shokun) means "you (people)," 諸国 (shokoku) refers to "various countries," and 諸島 (shotou) means "archipelago" or a group of islands. It's important to note that when used in these compounds, 諸 conveys a sense of variety or multiplicity, emphasizing that we are talking about several different things or people together.
Example sentences
諸問題を解決する必要がある。
It is necessary to solve various issues.
Meanings across languages
- English
- various, many, several, together
- Tiếng Việt
- đa dạng, nhiều, một số, cùng nhau
- 日本語
- 諸々, 多く, いくつか, 共に
- 한국어
- 여러, 많은, 몇몇, 함께
- 中文
- 各种, 许多, 若干, 一起
- id
- berbagai
- th
- หลากหลาย
- es
- varios
- fr
- divers
- de
- verschiedene
- pt
- vários
Common compounds
- 諸君しょくんyou (people), gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen
- 諸国しょこくvarious countries, various regions, various provinces
- 諸島しょとうarchipelago, group of islands
- 諸般しょはんvarious, several
- 諸悪しょあくvarious evils, every kind of evil, all evils
- 諸刃もろはdouble-edged (e.g. sword blade), double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife), double-edged blade
- 諸々もろもろall kinds of things, various things, large number of people
- 諸にもろにcompletely, all the way, altogether
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