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将

leader
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingショウ、ソウ
Kun readingまさ.に、はた、まさ、ひきい.る、もって
JōyōGrade 6

Popular Usage

将来将棋

Radicals and components

Radical寸inch

Mnemonic (RtK)

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turtle (龟) · claw · vulture · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 789

Compound words

将来しょうらい
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
将棋しょうぎ
shogi; Japanese chess
王将おうしょう
(senior player's) king; Ōshō (one of the eight major titles in professional shogi)
主将しゅしょう
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
将軍しょうぐん
general; shogun
将校しょうこう
commissioned officer; military officer
少将しょうしょう
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
中将ちゅうじょう
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
武将ぶしょう
military commander
大将たいしょう
general; admiral; head; chief; leader
将兵しょうへい
officers and men
将来性しょうらいせい
future prospects; promise
将来像しょうらいぞう
vision of the future
将来的しょうらいてき
future; possible; potential; prospective
将棋倒ししょうぎだおし
falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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