Word Meaning 鍾馗

しょうき shouki

鍾馗 is read as しょうき (shouki) and means Shōki (WWII fighter aircraft).

Meaning

English

  1. Shōki (WWII fighter aircraft)
  2. Shōki the Plague-Queller
  3. Zhong Kui
  4. traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons

Reading

Kana

しょうき

Romaji

shouki

Writing Variants

  • 鍾き しょうき shouki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鍾馗水仙

しょうきずいせん

Lycoris traubii (species of spider lily)

鍾馗蘭

しょうきらん

Lycoris traubii (species of spider lily)

鍾馗さん

しょうきさん

small statue of Shōki the Plague-Queller (placed on the overhang of traditional houses in parts of Kyoto and Nara)

鍾乳洞

しょうにゅうどう

limestone cave