唱
唱 — Chant
chant, recite, call upon, yell
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiとなえる (tonaeru)
Stroke order (11 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 唱
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 合唱 | がっしょう gasshou | singing together; singing in union; chorus |
| 合唱団 | がっしょうだん gasshoudan | chorus group; choir |
| 提唱 | ていしょう teishou | advocacy; proposal |
| 歌唱 | かしょう kashou | song; singing |
| 唱える | となえる tonaeru | to recite; to chant; to cry |
| 斉唱 | せいしょう seishou | singing in unison; chanting in unison |
Study notes
唱 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1123 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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