Japanese symbol for “sho”
鳳管
ほうかん
Romaji: houkan
sho (Japanese free reed musical instrument)
In Japanese, sho is 鳳管, read ほうかん (houkan).
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Meanings
- n sho (Japanese free reed musical instrument)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鳳凰 | ほうおう houou | Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix |
| 白鳳 | はくほう hakuhou | white Chinese phoenix; white Chinese firebird |
| 鳳仙花 | ほうせんか housenka | (garden) balsam (Impatiens balsamina); touch-me-not |
| 鳳雛 | ほうすう housuu | gifted young person who shows much promise |
| 鳳輦 | ほうれん houren | imperial carriage |
| 鳳駕 | ほうが houga | imperial carriage |
| 管理 | かんり kanri | control; management (e.g. of a business) |
| 保管 | ほかん hokan | charge; custody; safekeeping |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.