Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in States & Attributes

尚: esteem, furthermore

Also: still, yet

JLPT N18 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

⺌ carries the meaning · 冋 is drawn in

8 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

ショウshou · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 時期尚早じきしょうそうpremature
  • 和尚おしょう
  • 高尚こうしょうhigh; noble; refined

なおnao · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 尚なおstill; yet
  • 尚更なおさらstill more; even more; all the more
  • 尚且つなおかつbesides; furthermore; on top of that

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“Think small! Imagine three tiny pebbles sitting in the palm of your hand.”
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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
⺌

Also built on small (⺌)

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冋

Also built on 冋

尚 gives its sound to

The family reading is ショウ (shou). Sound parts: KanjiVG.

Also read ショウ

90 kanji share this on'yomiAll 90

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
尚 esteem · ⺌
vs高 tall · 亠 + 口
尚 has ⺌ where 高 has 亠 + 口.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · shàng

Same form: 尚 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
尚 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
尚 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin shàng most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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