赦
赦 — Pardon
pardon, forgiveness
On’yomiシャ (sha)
Kun’yomiゆるす (yurusu)
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 赦
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恩赦 | おんしゃ onsha | amnesty; pardon |
| 容赦 | ようしゃ yousha | pardon; forgiveness; tolerance |
| 容赦なく | ようしゃなく youshanaku | mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly |
| 特赦 | とくしゃ tokusha | special pardon; (general) amnesty |
| 赦免 | しゃめん shamen | pardon; remission; amnesty |
Study notes
赦 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1868 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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