The kanji 尚: meaning, readings and stroke order

尚

Meaning: noble, esteem
On reading: ショウ shou
Kun reading: —
Strokes: 8
Radical: 小 small, insignificant
Level: Level 9 · senior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: cao thượng, coi trọng (thượng)
Japanese: けだかい。たっとぶ。
Korean: 고상하다, 숭상하다 (상)
Chinese: 高尚、崇尚

Readings, words and example sentences

ショウ shou · on reading · less common

高こう尚しょう
refined, high-minded
高こう尚しょうなしゅみをもっています。
He has refined hobbies.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.