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掌

palm of hand
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingショウ
Kun readingてのひら、たなごころ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. palm of hand
  2. rule
  3. administer
  4. conduct
  5. manipulateRtK
  1. grasping
  2. seizing
  3. holding
  4. commanding
  5. having control over

Popular Usage

車掌

Radicals and components

Radical手handComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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outhouse · small (小) · little (小) · crown (冖) · mouth (口) · hand (手)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 864

Compound words

車掌しゃしょう
(train) conductor
合掌がっしょう
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly; sincerely yours
掌握しょうあく
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
掌中しょうちゅう
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
職掌しょくしょう
official duties; office; function

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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