掌
- Strokes:
- 12
- Grade:
- Grade 8
- JLPT:
- N1
Stroke order
Stroke data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA)
Meanings
palm of hand; rule; administer; conduct
On'yomi
ショウ
shou
Kun'yomi
てのひら、たなごころ
tenohira、tanagokoro
Phono-semantic structure
Components
The parts the kanji is built from — use them as a memory anchor.
- 口mouth
- 手hand
- ⺌
- 冖wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)