See also: じょう

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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For pronunciation and definitions of しょう – see the following entry.
背負う
[verb] [from 1278] to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder
(This term, しょう (shō), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as しょう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しょう.)

Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of しょう – see the following entries.
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[noun] smallness; small size, small (sometimes used as an abbreviation for small serving, etc.)
[noun] Short for 小の月 (shō no tsuki).
[noun] (historical) during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, a unit of field area equal to around 400 square metres (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
[prefix] small, little
[suffix] suffix after names of elementary schools
[proper noun] a surname
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[prefix] (history) "senior" ranking for (-i, Japanese courtier rank)
[prefix] : exactly (of a number)
[adjective] proper; straight, direct; genuine, true
[numeral] ten-duodecillion (1040)
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[affix] life; lifetime
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[noun] a voice, speech
[noun] a tone
[noun] a variation of stress in pronunciation
[noun] Short for 声点 (shōten): a tone mark (in Middle Chinese)
[affix] voice, sound
[affix] expression, speech
[affix] tone (in Chinese linguistics)
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[affix] bright
[affix] enlightened, glorious
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[noun] dealing, dealer, merchant
[noun] (arithmetic) quotient
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[noun] chapter; section
[noun] badge
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[suffix] minister of state
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[noun] win, victory
[counter] wins, victories
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[noun] ministry, government department, office
[noun] Chinese province
[prefix] -saving, conservation
[suffix] ministry
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[noun] likeness, appearance
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[noun] proof, verification
[noun] (Buddhism) enlightenment
[noun] (traditional Chinese medicine) symptoms
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[affix] invitation; to invite
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[noun] prize
[suffix] prize, award
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[noun] the nature of something
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[noun] consent
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[noun] a commander
[noun] a general, admiral, or other high-ranking officer, especially of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
[noun] (historical) a rank in the 近衛府 (Konoe-fu, office of the imperial guard during the Nara period)
[affix] commander, general, leader
[affix] military rank
[affix] take, hold
[affix] from now on, in the future
[proper noun] a female given name
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[affix] night
[affix] time after sunset until midnight
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[affix] image; likeness
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[noun] sickbed
[counter] beds
Alternative spelling
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[noun] a unit of volume, equal to 10 () or about 1.8 liters
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[suffix] manor
Alternative spelling
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[suffix] (medicine) attached to the names of conditions
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[noun] skilled worker
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[noun] bell
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[noun] (uncommon) surname, family name
[noun] (uncommon) clan
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[noun] an omen of good fortune or happiness
[noun] a sign of good or bad luck
[noun] This term needs a translation to English.
[proper noun] a female given name
[proper noun] a surname
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[noun] name; reputation
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[noun] imperial edict
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[noun] (astronomy) opposition
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[noun] request
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[noun] reef
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[proper noun] a male given name
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[proper noun] a male given name
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[noun] a free-reed woodwind musical instrument used in Japanese court music, consisting of a mouthpiece and seventeen pipes, each similar to an organ pipe
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[noun] eulogy
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[noun] an excerpt, an extract (writing)
[noun] an annotation
[noun] a unit of volume, equal to one tenth of a (shaku) and one hundredth of a (), or approximately 1.8 millilitres
Alternative spelling
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[noun] concubine
[pronoun] (humble, feminine) I, me
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[noun] xiao, a vertically blown Chinese flute
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[noun] bronze jar used for storing alcohol
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[noun] gong
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[suffix] (martial arts) used in the names of moves that involve hitting and pushing hard with the palm
兄鷹
[noun] a small hawk
[noun] a male hawk
[noun] musket, male sparrowhawk
少輔
[noun] junior assistant minister in Ritsuryō
諸有
[noun] (Buddhism) the state of being alive
(This term, しょう (shō), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as しょう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しょう.)