EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause

    この本は賞賛に値する。
    This book is worthy of praise.

Also written 称賛【しょうさん】賞讃【しょうさん】称讃【しょうさん】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

prize, reward, praise

Kun
ほ.める
On
ショウ
Strokes
15
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
426 of 2500
Radical
shell
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-5-10, 2-3-12SKIP code
3n12.1The Kanji Dictionary
9080.6Four corner code
1061deroo
8cdeUnicode hex code
1-30-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1372Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5815New Nelson (John Haig)
2618New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3237Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1677Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2274Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
796Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
859Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
507A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2377Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
621Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36813Morohashi
511A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
500Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
509Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
641sakade
930Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
542henshall3
625Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
711Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1738Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
804Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shang3Pinyin reading
sangKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with

Kun
たす.けるたた.える
On
サン
Strokes
15
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
868 of 2500
Radical
shell
WaniKani
Level 32

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-8-7, 2-13-2SKIP code
7b8.6The Kanji Dictionary
5580.6Four corner code
1461deroo
8cdbUnicode hex code
1-27-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4516Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5814New Nelson (John Haig)
2809New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3484Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1797Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2446Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
843Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
906Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
881A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2394Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
841Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36841Morohashi
690A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
745Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
758Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
619sakade
929Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
716henshall3
807Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
376Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1736Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
851Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zan4Pinyin reading
chanKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32WaniKani level