申
申 — Have the honor to
have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac
On’yomiシン (shin)
Kun’yomiもうす (mousu)
Kun’yomiもうし- (moushi)
Kun’yomiさる (saru)
Stroke order (5 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 申
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 申請 | しんせい shinsei | application; request; petition |
| 答申 | とうしん toushin | report; reply; findings |
| 申し込み | もうしこみ moushikomi | application; entry; request |
| 申告 | しんこく shinkoku | report; return (e.g. tax); statement |
| 申し入れ | もうしいれ moushiire | proposal; offer; report |
| 申し立て | もうしたて moushitate | statement; account (of something); declaration |
Study notes
申 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #492 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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