Japanese symbol for “shu”
蜀漢
しょっかん
Romaji: shokkan
Shu Han (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263); Shu
In Japanese, shu is 蜀漢, read しょっかん (shokkan).
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Meanings
- n Shu Han (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263); Shu
Written forms: 蜀漢. Readings: しょっかん、しょくかん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “shu”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 銖 | しゅ shu | shu; unit of weight, 1/24th of a ryō |
| 蜀 | しょく shoku | Shu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263); Shu Han |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玉蜀黍 | とうもろこし toumorokoshi | corn (Zea mays); maize |
| 蜀黍 | もろこし morokoshi | sorghum (Sorghum bicolor); Indian millet |
| 望蜀 | ぼうしょく boushoku | insatiability |
| 黄蜀葵 | とろろあおい tororoaoi | sunset hibiscus (Hibiscus manihot) |
| 蜀鳥 | しょくちょう shokuchou | lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) |
| 漢字 | かんじ kanji | kanji; Chinese character |
| 痴漢 | ちかん chikan | molester; groper; masher |
| 漢方薬 | かんぽうやく kanpouyaku | Chinese herbal medicine |
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.