将 – leader, commander, general

10 strokesTaught in grade 6#634 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 将 means leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ショウ、ソウ (shou, sou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is まさ.に、はた、まさ、ひきい.る、もって (masani, hata, masa, hikiiru, motte). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 寸 (no. 41).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ショウ	shou
On’yomi	ソウ	sou
Kun’yomi	まさ.に	masani
Kun’yomi	はた	hata
Kun’yomi	まさ	masa
Kun’yomi	ひきい.る	hikiiru
Kun’yomi	もって	motte

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 寸 (Kangxi radical 41). Components: 寸・爪・爿.

Words using 将

将来しょうらいfuture将棋しょうぎshogi

Example sentences

これを将来使えるように取っておこう。

I'll keep this for future use.

Tatoeba #217633

いつ来てくださっても、将棋の相手をしますよ。

No matter when you come, I'll play a game of Japanese chess with you.

Tatoeba #228604

Kanji with the same radical

対導専寺射封尊寿尋寸

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