Moto 掌: Manipulate; Rule; AdministerKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ショウ
- Kun'yomi
- てのひら、たなごころ
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 51 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ショウ)
- 車掌しゃしょう(train) conductor
- 掌握しょうあくgrasping; seizing
- 合掌がっしょうpressing one's hands together in prayer
- 掌中しょうちゅうin the hand; (something) easily manipulated
- 八卦掌はっけしょうeight trigrams palm; ba gua zhang
- 分掌ぶんしょうdivision of duties
- 合掌捻りがっしょうひねりclasped-hand twist down
- 合掌礼拝がっしょうらいはいjoin one's hands in prayer; pray with (the palms of) one's hands together
- 合掌組がっしょうぐみtriangular frame of a thatched roof
- 合掌組みがっしょうぐみtriangular frame of a thatched roof
- 合掌造りがっしょうづくりtraditional style of Japanese architecture with a steep thatched roof
- 孤掌鳴らし難しこしょうならしがたしone cannot live solely by oneself; one cannot accomplish anything solely by oneself
- 所掌しょしょうunder one's jurisdiction; having jurisdiction
- 所掌事務しょしょうじむscope of affairs under the jurisdiction
- 手掌しゅしょうpalm
- 指掌紋ししょうもんhand print
- 掌中の玉しょうちゅうのたまapple of one's eye
- 掌中本しょうちゅうぼんpocket edition
- 掌大しょうだいsmall; tiny
- 掌客しょうきゃくcourt official in charge of entertaining important guests
- 掌底しょうていpalm heel; heel of the palm
- 掌理しょうりrule of law; administration of justice
- 掌程しょうていlaw; rule
- 掌篇しょうへん(very) short story or article; short short story
- 掌篇小説しょうへんしょうせつshort short story
- 掌紋しょうもんpalm print
- 掌編しょうへん(very) short story or article; short short story
- 掌蹠膿疱症しょうせきのうほうしょうpalmoplantar pustulosis
- 掌骨しょうこつbones of the palm (esp. the metacarpals, but sometimes also including the carpals)
- 政府管掌保険せいふかんしょうほけんgovernment-managed insurance
- 政府管掌健康保険せいふかんしょうけんこうほけんgovernment-managed health insurance
- 業務分掌ぎょうむぶんしょうdivision of administrative responsibilities
- 熊掌ゆうしょうbear's palm (meat treasured in Ancient China)
- 燕子掌えんししょうjade plant (Crassula argentea, Crassula ovata)
- 瞑目合掌めいもくがっしょうclosing one's eyes and joining one's hands together in prayer
- 管掌かんしょうtaking charge; management
- 職掌しょくしょうofficial duties; office
- 落掌らくしょうreceive
- 観掌術かんしょうじゅつpalmistry
- 車掌区しゃしょうくconductors' station (office)
- 車掌室しゃしょうしつconductor's compartment
- 車掌車しゃしょうしゃcaboose; guard's van
- 鞅掌おうしょうbeing busy with
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 掌てのひらpalm (of one's hand)
- 掌の玉たなごころのたまapple of one's eye
- 掌を指すたなごころをさすto be obvious; to be obviously correct
- 掌を返すてのひらをかえすto flip-flop; to do an about-face
Other readings
- 仙人掌さぼてんcactus
- 合掌造がっしょうづくりtraditional style of Japanese architecture with a steep thatched roof
- 掌るつかさどるto rule; to govern
- 掌酒さかびとperson in charge of the brewing of sacrificial wine
Kanji that often appear with 掌
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