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On'yomi
ショ
SHO
Kun'yomi
もろ
moro

various · many · several · together

peaceful

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Strokes15
Frequency#658
Radicalspeech(7)
Old Form

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Strokes15

Component Breakdown

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speech + 者

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of words and person. All who speak.

Symbolism

Various countries, everyone, many. Represents many things.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

諸行無常

しょぎょうむじょう

all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent; all things must pass

諸説紛々

しょせつふんぷん

divergent opinions abound; opinion is divided; there are many rumors afloat; divergent opinions abound

諸事万端

しょじばんたん

everything; all things; everything

諸国漫遊

しょこくまんゆう

tour around the country; travelling to various provinces; tour around the country

諸子百家

しょしひゃっか

Hundred Schools of Thought (during China's Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period); Hundred Schools of Thought (during China's Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period)

諸法無我

しょほうむが

idea that all things in the universe lack their own unchangeable substances; idea that all things in the universe lack their own unchangeable substances