Today’s Kanji is “章” (shou); Kanji for “badge”.
Handwritten Kanji “章” (shou)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “章”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 章 | ショウ | shou | 11 | 立 | badge |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “章”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 文章を書く | ぶんしょうをかく | Bunshō wo kaku | Write sentencea |
| 印章 | いんしょう | Inshō | Seal |
| 勲章 | くんしょう | Kunshō | Medal |
勲章（くんしょう）= medal, decoration, award, order