掌 — kanji meaning “palm of hand”
掌
palm of hand, rule, administer, conduct
- Meanings
- palm of hand, rule, administer, conduct
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- てのひら、たなごころ
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1757 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- zhǎng — Chinese character page
Words with 掌
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 車掌 | しゃしょう shashou | (train) conductor |
| 掌握 | しょうあく shouaku | grasping; seizing; holding |
| 合掌 | がっしょう gasshou | pressing one's hands together in prayer |
| 掌中 | しょうちゅう shouchuu | in the hand; (something) easily manipulated |
| 管掌 | かんしょう kanshou | taking charge; management |
| 掌編 | しょうへん shouhen | (very) short story or article; short short story; conté |
| 分掌 | ぶんしょう bunshou | division of duties; taking charge of (one's allotted duty); handling one's share of (the work) |
| 所掌 | しょしょう shoshou | under one's jurisdiction; having jurisdiction |
| 仙人掌 | せんにんしょう senninshou | cactus |
| 職掌 | しょくしょう shokushou | official duties; office; function |
| 掌紋 | しょうもん shoumon | palm print |
| 手掌 | しゅしょう shushou | palm |
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