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Kanji Detail for 将 - "general, about to"

将

  • Meaning

    将 means "general, about to." Also associated with to lead.

    1. General - A military commander; a leader.

    2. Lead - To command troops; to guide.

    3. About to - Going to; on the verge of.

    4. Support - To help; to assist.

  • Words using 将

    • 将来 しょうらい Listen future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.)
    • 主将 しゅしょう Listen commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
    • 将軍 しょうぐん Listen general; shogun
    • 将校 しょうこう Listen commissioned officer; military officer
    • 大将 たいしょう Listen general; admiral; head
    • 将来性 しょうらいせい Listen future prospects; promise
    • 将兵 しょうへい Listen officers and men
    • 将来像 しょうらいぞう Listen vision of the future

  • Origin of 将

    爿, which lends the reading sho and may also picture the sacrificial table, with 肉 (meat) and 寸 (a hand): a hand serving from the altar-table — the officer who apportions.

    How to remember it: A hand 寸 carving from the altar-table 爿 — the one who portions out command: the general.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 将

    • Verified meaning: general, about to
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, しょう, しょうじ, すすむ)
    • Also carries these associations: to lead

    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 将

    Given names 将(あきら)Listen 将(しょう)Listen 将(すすむ)Listen 将(たすく)Listen 将(ただし)Listen 将(ひとし)Listen 将(まさし)Listen 将(まさる)Listen

    Surnames 将(しょうじ)Listen 将(たもつ)Listen 将(まさ)Listen

  • Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    leader; commander; general; admiral; or; and again; soon; from now on; just about

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    will, going to, future; general

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    the future, what will be; ready, prepared; a general

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hata(はた) はた

    hiki.iru(ひき-いる) ひき-いる

    masa(まさ) まさ

    masani(まさ-に) まさ-に

    motte(もって) もって

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    寸 (sun)

  • Related Keywords

    general lead about to support commander army captain chief direct guide head military officer govern manage master forthcoming imminent

Sentences including 将

  • What would you like to be in the future?

  • I'm really concerned about your future.

  • She will be famous in the future.

  • What do you want to be in the future?

  • What are you going to be in the future?

  • Do you feel secure about the future?

  • He'll become a good husband.

  • I'd like to go to london someday.

  • I worry more about you than the future of japan.

  • It's time you looked ahead.

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