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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
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. leaderRtK
  2. admiral
  3. and again
  4. commander
  5. from now on
  6. general
    彼は第二次世界大戦では陸軍大将だった。He was a general in the Second World War.tatoeba
    彼は大将に命令を取り消すように頼んだ。He asked the general to take back his order.tatoeba
  7. just about
  8. or
  9. soon

Popular Usage

将来将棋

Radicals and components

Radical寸inch
How it's built
将
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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)
一将いっしょう
general
海将かいしょう
Vice-Admiral (Maritime Self-Defence Force of Japan) (defense)
金将きんしょう
gold general
准将じゅんしょう
commodore
将帥しょうすい
commander
将又はたまた
or
将几しょうぎ
camp stool
将棊しょうぎ
shogi
叛将はんしょう
rebel leader

On Reading Examples

将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ。しょう
He who would the daughter win, with the mother must begin.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は息子の将来をとても案じている。
He is very much concerned about the future of his son.tatoeba
彼は将来有望な若手事業家だ。
He is a promising young businessman.tatoeba
将棋における贈位
Zoui in Shogiwiki
動きは将棋のものと同じ。
Their movements are the same as in Shogi.wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

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