肖
肖 — Resemblance
resemblance
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiあやかる (ayakaru)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 肖
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肖像 | しょうぞう shouzou | portrait; likeness; picture |
| 不肖 | ふしょう fushou | unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me |
Study notes
肖 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1889 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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