翔
翔 — Soar
soar, fly
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiかける (kakeru)
Kun’yomiとぶ (tobu)
Stroke order (12 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 翔
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 翔る | かける kakeru | to soar; to fly; to run |
| 飛翔 | ひしょう hishou | flight; flying; soaring |
Study notes
翔 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1936 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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