詔
詔 — Imperial edict
imperial edict
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiみことのり (mikotonori)
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 詔
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 詔 | みことのり mikotonori | imperial decree; imperial edict |
| 詔書 | しょうしょ shousho | imperial edict; decree |
Study notes
詔 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2239 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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