章

chapter

JLPT N2 Grade 3 11 strokes

On'yomi: ショウ

章 means "chapter". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 11 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ショウ. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

Stroke order & writing

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章 in example sentences

トムは文章ぶんしょうがうまい。
Tomu wa bunshou ga umai.
Tom writes well.
つまらない章しょうは飛とばせ。
Tsumaranai shou wa tobase.
Skip the boring chapters.
第だい一いち章しょうから始はじめましょう。
Dai ichi shou kara hajimemashou.
Let's begin with the first chapter.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

Common questions

What does the kanji 章 mean?: 章 means "chapter". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 章 have?: 章 is written in 11 strokes.
How is 章 read?: Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ショウ.
What JLPT level is 章?: 章 is a JLPT N2 kanji.

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