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Reading

Kana: シャ
Romaji: sha
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

pardon, forgiveness

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  155
Frequency:  1868
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-7-4
Korean Reading:  sa
Chinese Reading:  she4
Unicode:  8d66
JIS:  3C4F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1478
Nelson Index: 4536
New Nelson Index: 5841
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4i7.3
Four Corner Index: 4834.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1336
Gakken Index: 1967
Daikanwanjiten Index: 36999
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0823
Remembering the kanji Index: 1744
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1788
Kodansha Compact Index: 1752
Kanji in Context Index: 1897
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 993
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1344
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1760
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1881
Essential Kanji Index: 1739
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1870
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1466
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1445

Words

容赦 (ようしゃ)
pardon; forgiveness; mercy; leniency; going easy (on someone)
赦免 (しゃめん)
remission; pardon; amnesty
許し (ゆるし)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
大赦 (たいしゃ)
amnesty
容赦会釈 (ようしゃえしゃく)
pardon; forgiveness; mercy; making allowances
恩赦 (おんしゃ)
amnesty; pardon
許す (ゆるす)
to permit; to allow; to approve; to tolerate; to exempt (from fine); to excuse (from); to pardon; to forgive; to release; to let off; to confide in; to give up; to yield
情け容赦 (なさけようしゃ)
mercy
特赦 (とくしゃ)
amnesty
ゆるしの秘跡 (ゆるしのひせき)
sacrament of penance and reconciliation
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