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On'yomi
ショウ
SHOU
Kun'yomi
とな.える
tonaeru

chant · recite · call upon · yell

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Strokes11
Frequency#1123
Radicalmouth(3)

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Strokes11

Component Breakdown

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mouth + 昌

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of mouth and prosperous. Singing with mouth.

Symbolism

Singing, chorus, chant. Represents singing.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

浅酌低唱

せんしゃくていしょう

getting slightly intoxicated and humming a tune; getting slightly intoxicated and humming a tune

夫唱婦随

ふしょうふずい

a wife should do her husband's bidding; a wife should do her husband's bidding

一唱三嘆

いっしょうさんたん

one reading (of a poem aloud) leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration; one reading (of a poem aloud) leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration

Proverbs & Idioms

異口同音に唱える

いくどうおんにとなえる

To speak in unison

Many people expressing the same opinion