将 — kanji meaning “leader”
将
leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
- Meanings
- leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)、ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi
- まさ.に、はた、まさ、ひきい.る、もって
- Name readings
- かつ、かつり、すすむ、たか、ゆき
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #634 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 41
- Chinese reading
- jiāng, jiàng — Chinese character page
Words with 将
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 将来 | しょうらい shourai | future; (future) prospects |
| 将軍 | しょうぐん shougun | general |
| 将棋 | しょうぎ shougi | shogi; Japanese chess |
| 大将 | たいしょう taishou | general; admiral |
| 将校 | しょうこう shoukou | commissioned officer; military officer |
| 武将 | ぶしょう bushou | military commander |
| 王将 | おうしょう oushou | (senior player's) king |
| 主将 | しゅしょう shushou | commander-in-chief; supreme commander |
| 女将 | おかみ okami | proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess |
| 中将 | ちゅうじょう chuujou | lieutenant general; vice-admiral |
| 少将 | しょうしょう shoushou | major general; rear admiral; air commodore |
| 将兵 | しょうへい shouhei | officers and men |
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