諸
諸 — Various
various, many, several, together
On’yomiショ (sho)
Kun’yomiもろ (moro)
Stroke order (15 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 諸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 諸君 | しょくん shokun | you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen |
| 諸 | しょ sho | various; many; several |
| 諸国 | しょこく shokoku | various countries; various regions; various provinces |
| 諸島 | しょとう shotou | archipelago; group of islands |
| 諸般 | しょはん shohan | various; several |
| 諸悪 | しょあく shoaku | various evils; every kind of evil; all evils |
Study notes
諸 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #658 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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