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Kanji Detail for 抄 - "to copy, to extract"

抄

  • Meaning

    抄 means "to copy, to extract." Also associated with to make paper.

    1. Copy - To reproduce text.

    2. Extract - To take out a portion.

    3. Make paper - To produce paper.

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    • Verified meaning: to copy, to extract
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かつたか, かつのり, しょう)
    • Also carries these associations: to make paper

    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 抄

    Given names 抄(しょう)Listen

    Surnames 抄(かつたか)Listen 抄(かつのり)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    extract; selection; summary; copy; spread thin

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    copy, confiscate, seize

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    copy, plagiarism; to confiscate, to seize

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

    Same as 鈔. To seize. Such as confiscation being 抄家. | To copy. Such as 手抄, 抄本. | Going diagonally to get ahead. Such as 抄近路. Encircling and capturing the enemy is 包抄, same meaning. | Scooping with a spoon is 抄. (Han Yu's poem) "Scooping soft rice with a spoon, gently sending it." Same as today's colloquial usage. | A measure. One thousandth of a sheng is 抄.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to copy to extract to make paper to plunder excerpt abridgment citation clipping digest draw fragment passage portion quotation reference selection summary synopsis pull

Sentences including 抄

  • Yesterday I stumbled across a copy of my father's family register.

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