生
せい
しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
life
living
せい
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun, used as a suffix
male term or language
humble (kenjougo) language
I
me
myself
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将
しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
commander
general
leader
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衝
しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
important point (e.g. on a route)
important role (responsibility, etc.)
see: 合・ごう・4
astronomy, etc. term
opposition
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笙
しょう
そう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes
free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
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床
牀
しょう
counter
counter for beds
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省
しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun, used as a suffix
ministry
department
province (of China)
noun, used as a prefix
see: 省スペース
saving
conserving
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小
しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun, used as a prefix
smallness
small item
see: 小の月
short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)
see: 小学校
abbreviation
elementary school
younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name)
archaism
unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
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少
しょう
prefix
small
little
few
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頌
しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
praise
see: 六義・1
hymn (genre of the Shi Jing)
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簫
しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
see: 洞簫
see: 排簫
xiao (vertical Chinese bamboo flute)
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升
しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
sho (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres)
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抄
鈔
しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
obsolete term
excerpt
extract
annotation
shou (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
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荘
庄
しょう
そう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun, used as a suffix
see: 荘園
manor
相
しょう
suffix
minister of state
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正
しょう
じょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun, used as a prefix
see: 従・じゅ
greater (of equal court ranks)
upper
senior
しょう
see: 長官・かみ
director (highest of the four administrative positions of the ritsuryo period)
chief
しょう
prefix
(before a number) exactly
precisely
性
しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun, used as a suffix
nature (of a person or thing)
Buddhist term
that which does not change according to external influences
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濃漿
漿
濃水
白飲
こんず
濃漿
漿
しょう
漿
こみず
濃漿
濃水
白飲
out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
see: 重湯
archaism
rice water
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承
しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
see: 承句
abbreviation
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
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勝
しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
win
victory
beautiful scenery
scenic spot
suffix
counter
antonym: 敗・2
counter for wins
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鍾
しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
round bronze jar used for storing alcohol (Han dynasty China)
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匠
工
たくみ
しょう
匠
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
workman
artisan
mechanic
carpenter
craft
skill
means
idea
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商
しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun, used as a suffix
see: 積・1
mathematics
quotient
dealing
dealer
store
see: 五音
second degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale)
see: 殷
Shang (dynasty of China)
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症
しょう
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
noun, used as a suffix
illness
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称
しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
name
reputation
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章
しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
chapter
section
medal
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証
証し
あかし
しょう
証
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
proof (e.g. of love, of innocence)
evidence
testimony
vindication (of innocence)
しょう
noun, used as a suffix
license
membership card
permit
あかし
noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
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賞
しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun, used as a suffix
prize
award
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象
しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
phenomenon
姓
せい
しょう
out-dated or obsolete kana usage
そう
out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
surname
family name
せい
see: 姓・かばね
hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
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背負う
脊負う
word containing irregular kanji usage
せおう
しょう
Godan verb with `u' ending
transitive verb
to be burdened with
to take responsibility for
to carry on back or shoulder
to have (something) in the background
to be in front (of something)
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鉦
かね
しょう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
gong
handbell
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