JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

Meaning

Kanji 掌

palm of hand

palm of hand, rule, administer, conduct

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
てのひらたなごころ
Onyomi 音読み
ショウ
Nanori 名乗り
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Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#1757
Strokes
12
Radical
Components
Kanji Kentei
Level 3
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Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 48 entries that include this kanji.

手のひら

てのひら

palm (of the hand)

掌中

しょうちゅう

in the hand

掌握

しょうあく

grasping

司る

つかさどる

to rule

酒人

さかびと

person in charge of the brewing of sacrificial wine

掌の玉

たなごころのたま

apple of one's eye

掌を指す

たなごころをさす

to be obvious

掌客

しょうきゃく

court official in charge of entertaining important guests

掌骨

しょうこつ

bones of the palm (esp. the metacarpals, but sometimes also including the carpals)

掌大

しょうだい

small

掌中の珠

しょうちゅうのたま

apple of one's eye

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼はを広げて小銭を見せた。

He opened his palm and showed some coins.

緊張でに汗をかいた。

My palms got sweaty from nervousness.

母は私のをそっと握った。

My mother gently held my palm.

その医師は地域の医療をっている。

That doctor administers medical care in the area.

彼女は経理部門をる立場にある。

She is in a position to oversee the accounting department.