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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana: ショウ
Romaji: shō
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

banana, plantain

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  2033
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-12
Korean Reading:  cho
Chinese Reading:  qiao2
Unicode:  8549
JIS:  3E56

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4048
New Nelson Index: 5191
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k12.6
Four Corner Index: 4433.1
Japanese Names Index: 2372
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31937X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0903
Remembering the kanji Index: 2367
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1529
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2087
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2453
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2994

Words

芭蕉 (ばしょう、バショウ)
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
蕉風 (しょうふう)
correct style in a haiku (like Basho's)
アメリカ水芭蕉 (アメリカみずばしょう、アメリカミズバショウ)
yellow skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanum)
蕉門 (しょうもん)
disciple of Basho
扇芭蕉 (おうぎばしょう、オウギバショウ)
traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis); traveller's palm
水芭蕉 (みずばしょう)
Asian skunk cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense)
芭蕉梶木 (ばしょうかじき、バショウカジキ)
Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
香蕉 (こうしょう)
banana
蕉葉 (しょうよう)
banana leaf
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