肖

likeness; resemblance

7 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1889.

Readings

• ショウ (on reading): 肖像画 (しょうぞうが) portrait; 肖像 (しょうぞう) portrait
• あやかる (kun reading)

Components

• ⺌
• 月
• ⺌ radical small, top form of 小
• 月 radical moon; flesh

Kanji containing 肖

• 消 extinguish
• 削 plane
• 趙 nimble
• 哨 scout
• 硝 nitrate
• 宵 wee hours
• 屑 rubbish
• 峭 high & steep
• 悄 anxiety
• 梢 treetops
• 逍 saunter
• 稍 slightly
• 蛸 octopus
• 誚 censure
• 銷 erase
• 霄 sky
• 鞘 sheath
• 鮹 octopus

Words using 肖

• 肖像画 (しょうぞうが) portrait
• 肖像 (しょうぞう) portrait
• 肖像権 (しょうぞうけん) rights to usage of one's likeness
• 不肖 (ふしょう) unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.)
• 不肖私 (ふしょうわたくし) I

6 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists