The kanji 申: meaning, readings and stroke order

申

Meaning: say (politely)
On reading: シン shin
Kun reading: もう（す） mousu
Strokes: 5
Radical: 田 field
Level: Level 3 · grade 3

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nói (khiêm nhường) (thân)
Japanese: もうす。ていねいにいう。
Korean: 말씀드리다 (신)
Chinese: 说（谦虚的说法）

Readings, words and example sentences

シン shin · on reading · less common

申しん告こく
report, declaration
役所に 申しん告こくします。
I file a report at the town office.

もう（す） mousu · kun reading

申もうす
to be called, to say (humble)
山田と 申もうします。
My name is Yamada.

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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.