尚
尚 — Esteem
esteem, furthermore, still, yet
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiなお (nao)
Stroke order (8 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 尚
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尚 | なお nao | still; yet; more |
| 時期尚早 | じきしょうそう jikishousou | premature |
| 尚且つ | なおかつ naokatsu | besides; furthermore; on top of that |
| 尚更 | なおさら naosara | still more; even more; all the more |
| 和尚 | おしょう oshou | priestly teacher; preceptor; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple) |
| 高尚 | こうしょう koushou | high; noble; refined |
Study notes
尚 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1531 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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