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Kanji Detail for 掌 - "palm, to manage, govern"

掌

  • Meaning

    掌 means "palm, to manage, govern."

    1. Palm - The palm of the hand.

    2. To manage - To take charge; to administer.

  • Words using 掌

    • 車掌 しゃしょう Listen (train) conductor
    • 掌握 しょうあく Listen grasping; seizing; holding

  • Origin of 掌

    尚, which lends the reading shō, over 手, the hand: the palm. From holding came taking charge — 掌握 is to have something in hand, 車掌 the conductor, 合掌 the palms put together.

    How to remember it: The hand 手 turned face-up — the palm, and what it holds.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

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    • Verified meaning: palm, to manage, govern
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かつはら, かつばら, かつまた, かつみ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 掌

    Surnames 掌(かつはら)Listen 掌(かつばら)Listen 掌(かつまた)Listen 掌(かつみ)Listen 掌(かつもと)Listen 掌(かつゆき)Listen 掌(しょうご)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    palm of hand; rule; administer; conduct

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    palm of hand, sole of foot, paw

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The palm. Such as 掌上明珠. Also, having power in hand is 掌握之中. Striking with palm is 掌. Such as 掌頰. | To be in charge. Such as 掌印, 掌察.

  • Onyomi

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    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

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    tanagokoro(たなごころ) たなごころ

    tenohira(てのひら) てのひら

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    palm to manage govern hand administer rule charge grasp grip hold lead control touch take charge

Sentences including 掌

  • Say , conductor ! what's the next town?

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