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昭 means 'bright'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 553   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-3    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 16 words   Used in 14 words   Used in 1306 names   Component in 1 kanji (1 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   ショウ
Additional readings
Name    あき   あきら   かず   かずみ   てる
Components
⿰  日 sun; day  召 summon  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 昭 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 昭 is used 14 times, read 1 way.
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し ょ う わ 0 し ょ う わ 1
noun
Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
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An additional 2 less common words include 昭 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 331 (originally: 315)  Joy o' Kanji : 315  Key to Kanji: 534 

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昭
ショウ    bright, clear   
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召
ショウ   めす to summon   
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刀
トウ   かたな sword   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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