紹
紹 — Introduce
introduce, inherit, help
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 紹
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紹介 | しょうかい shoukai | introduction; presentation; referral |
| 紹介者 | しょうかいしゃ shoukaisha | person who introduces someone; introducer |
| 紹介文 | しょうかいぶん shoukaibun | introductory text; introductory essay |
| 自己紹介 | じこしょうかい jikoshoukai | self-introduction |
| 紹介状 | しょうかいじょう shoukaijou | letter of introduction |
Study notes
紹 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #963 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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