EntryCommonWaniKani 54
  1. Noun

    priestly teacher; preceptor

    BuddhismHonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languagetrad. pronounced おしょう in Zen and Pure Land, かしょう in Tendai and Kegon, わじょう in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu and Shin Buddhism

    衣ばかりで和尚はできぬ。
    The robes do not make the monk.
  2. monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; head priest

    Buddhism

  3. second highest priestly rank in Buddhism

    Buddhismsee 法眼

  4. master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

Also written 和上【かしょう】

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Characters in this word

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harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan

Kun
やわ.らぐ、やわ.らげる、なご.む、なご.やか、あ.える
On
ワ、オ、カ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
124 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

あい、いず、かず、かつ、かつり、かづ、たけ、ち、とも、な、にぎ、まさ、やす、よし、より、わだこ、わっ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-5-3SKIP code
5d3.1The Kanji Dictionary
2690.0Four corner code
2277deroo
548cUnicode hex code
1-47-34JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3268Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
770New Nelson (John Haig)
1130New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1450Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
769Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1044Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
897Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
963Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
151A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
638Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
277Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3490Morohashi
416A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
124Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
124Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
338sakade
412Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
440henshall3
318Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
85crowley
352Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.5busy_people
326Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
906Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
he2, he4, huo2, huo4, huo5, hai1, he5Pinyin reading
hwaKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
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esteem, furthermore, still, yet

Kun
なお
On
ショウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1531 of 2500
Radical
small
WaniKani
Level 54

Built from

Used in names as

たか、たかし、ないし、なり、ひさ、ひさし

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-3-5, 3-5-3SKIP code
3n5.2The Kanji Dictionary
9022.7Four corner code
1049deroo
5c1aUnicode hex code
1-30-16JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1361Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1395New Nelson (John Haig)
2233New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2774Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1422Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1919Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
184Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
196Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1612A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
753Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1948Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7493PMorohashi
1392A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1853Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2009Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1225Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1165Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1810Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
514Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
187Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shang4Pinyin reading
sangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
54WaniKani level