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彰 means 'patent'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 1807   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-32    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 3 words   Used in 9 words   Used in 563 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
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   ショウ
Additional readings
Name    あき   あきら
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A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 彰 - click the badge to download
From statues and commemorative coins to Nobel Prizes and Employee-of-the-Month awards, people honor achievements in many ways - even with edible testimonials! From this essay you'll learn the relevant Japanese vocabulary, the salient facts about two dramatic chapters in history (the Horeki River Improvement and the Shogitai), and the figurative usage of "yoke" in Japanese.
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Components
⿰  章 chapter  彡 fur  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 彰 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 彰 is used 9 times, read 1 way.
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honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known
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Henshall: 1410  Joy o' Kanji : 1410  Key to Kanji: - 

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彰
ショウ    patent   
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彡
fur, bristles, beard   
章
ショウ    chapter, badge, mark   
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
早
ソウ   サッ   early; fast   はやい early   はやまる be hasty   はやめる to expedite, to hasten   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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