しょう

しょう

See also: じょう

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of しょう – see the following entry.

【背負う】 [verb] [from 1278] to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder

(This term, しょう, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of しょう – see the following entries.

【小】1 [noun] smallness; small size, small (sometimes used as an abbreviation for small serving, etc.) [noun] Short for 小の月 (shō no tsuki). [noun] (historical) during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, a unit of field area equal to around 400 square metres (Can we verify(+) this sense?) [prefix] small, little [suffix] suffix after names of elementary schools [proper noun] a surname 【正】1 [prefix] (history) "senior" ranking for 位 (-i, “Japanese courtier rank”) [prefix] 正: exactly (of a number) [adjective] proper; straight, direct; genuine, true [numeral] ten-duodecillion(1040) 【生】1 [affix] life; lifetime 【声】2 [noun] voice, speech [noun] tone [noun] variation of stress in pronunciation [noun] tone mark 【昭】3 [affix] bright [affix] enlightened, glorious 【商】3 [noun] dealing, dealer, merchant [noun] (arithmetic) quotient 【章】3 [noun] chapter; section [noun] badge 【相】3 [suffix] minister of state 【勝】3 [noun] win, victory [counter] wins, victories 【省】4 [prefix] saving, conservation [suffix] ministry [noun] ministry, government department, office [noun] Chinese province 【象】5 [noun] likeness, appearance 【証】5 [noun] proof, verification [noun] (Buddhism) enlightenment [noun] (traditional Chinese medicine) symptoms 【招】5 [affix] invitation; to invite 【賞】5 [noun] prize [suffix] prize, award 【性】5 [noun] the nature of something 【承】6 [noun] consent 【将】6 [noun] a commander [noun] a general, admiral, or other high-ranking officer, especially of the Japan Self-Defense Forces [noun] (historical) a rank in the 近衛府 (Konoe-fu, “office of the imperial guard during the Nara period”) [affix] commander, general, leader [affix] military rank [affix] take, hold [affix] from now on, in the future [proper noun] a female given name 【宵】S [affix] night [affix] time after sunset until midnight 【肖】S [affix] image; likeness 【床】S [noun] sickbed [counter] beds Alternative spelling 牀 【升】S [noun] a unit of volume, one-tenth of a 合 (gō) or about 1.8 liters 【荘】S [suffix] manor Alternative spelling 庄 【症】S [suffix] (medicine) attached to the names of conditions 【匠】S [noun] worker 【鐘】S [noun] bell 【姓】S [noun] (uncommon) surname, family name [noun] (uncommon) clan 【祥】S [noun] an omen of good fortune or happiness [noun] a sign of good or bad luck [noun] This term needs a translation to English. [proper noun] a female given name [proper noun] a surname 【称】S [noun] name; reputation 【詔】S [noun] imperial edict 【衝】S [noun] (astronomy) opposition 【請】S [noun] request 【礁】S [noun] reef 【庄】J [proper noun] a male given name 【翔】J [proper noun] a male given name 【笙】J [noun] a free-reed woodwind musical instrument used in Japanese court music, consisting of a mouthpiece and seventeen pipes, each similar to an organ pipe 【頌】J [noun] eulogy 【鈔】H [noun] an excerpt, an extract (writing) [noun] an annotation [noun] a unit of volume, equal to one tenth of a 勺 (shaku) and one hundredth of a 合 (gō), or approximately 1.8 millilitres Alternative spelling 抄 【妾】H [noun] concubine [pronoun] (humble, feminine) I, me 【簫】H [noun] xiao (Chinese flute) 【鍾】H [noun] bronze jar used for storing alcohol 【鉦】H [noun] gong 【兄鷹】 [noun] a small hawk [noun] a male hawk [noun] musket, male sparrowhawk 【少輔】 [noun] junior assistant minister in Ritsuryō 【諸有】 [noun] (Buddhism) the state of being alive

(This term, しょう, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms. For a list of all kanji read as しょう, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しょう.)