尚 — kanji meaning “esteem”
尚
esteem, furthermore, still, yet
- Meanings
- esteem, furthermore, still, yet
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- なお
- Name readings
- たか、たかし、ないし、なり、ひさ、ひさし
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1531 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 42
- Chinese reading
- shàng — Chinese character page
Words with 尚
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 和尚 | おしょう oshou | priestly teacher; preceptor |
| 高尚 | こうしょう koushou | high; noble; refined |
| 尚更 | なおさら naosara | still more; even more; all the more |
| 尚早 | しょうそう shousou | prematurity |
| 尚も | なおも naomo | still (continuing); as ever; further |
| 慶尚北道 | キョンサンプクト kyonsanpukuto | Gyeongsangbuk-do (South Korea); North Gyeongsang Province |
| 時期尚早 | じきしょうそう jikishousou | premature |
| 慶尚南道 | キョンサンナムド kyonsannamudo | Gyeongsangnam-do (South Korea); South Gyeongsang Province |
| 尚武 | しょうぶ shoubu | militarism; warlike spirit |
| 尚書 | しょうしょ shousho | minister; secretary |
| 尚且つ | なおかつ naokatsu | besides; furthermore; on top of that |
| 好尚 | こうしょう koushou | taste; fancy; fashion |
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