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章

Chapter
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingショウ
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 3Level 12

Meanings

  1. chapter
  2. badgeRtK
  3. composition
  4. poem
  5. design
  1. medal
  2. insignia

Homonyms

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Same reading (しょう)
象 · form賞 · prize小 · smallness相 · minister (of a government department)商 · quotient症 · illness将 · commander少 · small

Popular Usage

文章

Radicals and components

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How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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vase · stand up (立) · sunflower · early (早) · sun (日) · day (日) · ten (十) · needle (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 464

Compound words

文章ぶんしょう
writing; composition; essay; article; passage
楽章がくしょう
movement
記章きしょう
medal; badge; insignia
勲章くんしょう
decoration; order; medal
憲章けんしょう
charter
喪章もしょう
mourning band; mourning ribbon
紋章もんしょう
crest; coat of arms
受章じゅしょう
reception of a decoration; reception of an order
文化勲章ぶんかくんしょう
Order of Culture (Japan); Order of Cultural Merit (South Korea)
印章いんしょう
stamp
徽章きしょう
medal
旧章きゅうしょう
ancient laws
肩章けんしょう
shoulder mark
褒章ほうしょう
medal of honour
旭日章きょくじつしょう
Order of the Rising Sun
階級章かいきゅうしょう
badge of rank
黄綬褒章おうじゅほうしょう
Medal with Yellow Ribbon (outstanding service)
金鵄勲章きんしくんしょう
The Order of the Golden Kite (Japanese military award)
紫綬褒章しじゅほうしょう
Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (awarded for scholarly or artistic achievement)
周章てるあわてる
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised)
周章狼狽しゅうしょうろうばい
consternation
藍綬褒章らんじゅほうしょう
Medal with Blue Ribbon
緑綬褒章りょくじゅほうしょう
Medal with Green Ribbon (virtuous conduct)
魯魚章草ろぎょしょうそう
miswriting a word

Additional Examples

彼は文章を書くのが上手であるとわかった。
He proved to be a good writer.tatoeba
彼は文章がうまい。
He is a good writer.tatoeba
彼の勇敢な行為は勲章に値する。
His brave action is worthy of a medal.tatoeba
彼の文章はとても主観的だ。
His writing is very subjective.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Chapter; badge. 音 (music) + 十 (to the end) — music played through: a finished section.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 章

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step