What is the Kanji for "Many" and "Various"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Many" and "Various", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Many" and "Various" is "諸".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Moro".

Its onyomi reading is "Sho".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "訁" means "Say" . And The kanji "者" means "Someone" and can be read as "Sha" and "Mono".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "諸" mean in japanese?

"諸" means "Many" and "Various".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

諸: "Various". The Japanese prefix '諸 (しょ)' means 'various'. This prefix is used to indicate that something consists of multiple elements or aspects. It can be attached to nouns to indicate a group or collection of the noun. For example: Various countries - (諸国), Various opinions - (諸意見)

諸国: "Various countries". The noun '諸国 (しょこく)' refers to 'various countries' or 'different countries'. It is a collective term used to describe multiple countries or nations. This word is often used in political, economic, or diplomatic contexts when discussing international affairs or relationships between different countries. For example: Countries around the world - (諸国の国々). Leaders from various countries gathered - (諸国の指導者たちが集まった).

諸島: "Archipelago". The noun '諸島 (しょとう)' means 'archipelago'. It refers to a group or chain of islands. This word can be used to describe various island chains around the world, such as the Japanese archipelago. For example: The Japanese archipelago consists of 4 main islands - (日本の諸島は4つの主な島から成り立っている).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "も" is read as "mo". And The hiragana "ろ" is read as "ro".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.