しょう

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of しょう – see the following entry.
背負う
to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder
(This term, しょう (shō), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as しょう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しょう.)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of しょう – see the following entries.
1
smallness; small size, small (sometimes used as an abbreviation for small serving, etc.)
Short for 小の月 (shō no tsuki).
(historical) during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, a unit of field area equal to around 400 square metres (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
small, little
suffix after names of elementary schools
a surname
1
(history) "senior" ranking for (-i, Japanese courtier rank)
: exactly (of a number)
proper; straight, direct; genuine, true
ten-duodecillion (1040)
1
life; lifetime
2
a voice, speech
a tone
a variation of stress in pronunciation
Short for 声点 (shōten): a tone mark (in Middle Chinese)
voice, sound
expression, speech
tone (in Chinese linguistics)
3
bright
enlightened, glorious
3
dealing, dealer, merchant
(arithmetic) quotient
3
chapter; section
badge
3
minister of state
3
win, victory
wins, victories
4
ministry, government department, office
Chinese province
-saving, conservation
ministry
5
likeness, appearance
5
proof, verification
(Buddhism) enlightenment
(traditional Chinese medicine) symptoms
5
invitation; to invite
5
prize
prize, award
5
the nature of something
6
consent
6
a commander
a general, admiral, or other high-ranking officer, especially of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
(historical) a rank in the 近衛府 (Konoe-fu, office of the imperial guard during the Nara period)
commander, general, leader
military rank
take, hold
from now on, in the future
a female given name
S
night
time after sunset until midnight
S
image; likeness
S
sickbed
beds
Alternative spelling
S
a unit of volume, equal to 10 () or about 1.8 liters
S
manor
Alternative spelling
S
(medicine) attached to the names of conditions
S
skilled worker
S
bell
S
(uncommon) surname, family name
(uncommon) clan
S
an omen of good fortune or happiness
a sign of good or bad luck
This term needs a translation to English.
a female given name
a surname
S
name; reputation
S
imperial edict
S
(astronomy) opposition
S
request
S
reef
J
a male given name
J
a male given name
J
a free-reed woodwind musical instrument used in Japanese court music, consisting of a mouthpiece and seventeen pipes, each similar to an organ pipe
J
eulogy
H
an excerpt, an extract (writing)
an annotation
a unit of volume, equal to one tenth of a (shaku) and one hundredth of a (), or approximately 1.8 millilitres
Alternative spelling
H
concubine
(humble, feminine) I, me
H
xiao, a vertically blown Chinese flute
H
bronze jar used for storing alcohol
H
gong
S
(martial arts) used in the names of moves that involve hitting and pushing hard with the palm
兄鷹
a small hawk
a male hawk
musket, male sparrowhawk
少輔
junior assistant minister in Ritsuryō
諸有
(Buddhism) the state of being alive
(This term, しょう (shō), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as しょう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しょう.)