漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
昌: prosperous, bright
Also: clear
JLPT N18 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
日 carries the meaning
8 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ショウshou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 昌平しょうへいpeace; tranquility; tranquillity
- 繁昌はんじょうprosperity; flourishing; thriving
- 隆昌りゅうしょうprosperity
Also read さかん, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“The life-giving sun in the sky! This simple box was once a perfect circle, representing the regular rising and setting of the sun that marks the rhythm of our lives.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · chāng
Same form: 昌 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 昌 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 昌 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin chāng 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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