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What is the Kanji for 'Resemble' and 'Resemblance'? | 肖

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Resemble' and 'Resemblance', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Resemble' and 'Resemblance' is 肖.

    kanji

    肖

    Meaning

    Resemble, Resemblance

    Reading

    kunyomiあやか

    ayaka

    onyomiしょう

    shou

    Parts

    肉Meat 小Small

    Radical

    肉

    Stroke Count

    7

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    9

    Frequency

    1865

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 肖

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    肉

    Meaning

    Meat

    kanji

    小

    Meaning

    Small

肖 As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 4 other kanji:

    kanji

    硝

    Meaning

    Niter, Nitrate

    kanji

    宵

    Meaning

    Wee hours, Early evening

    kanji

    消

    Meaning

    Extinguish

    kanji

    削

    Meaning

    Plane, Cut by chipping

Kanji Related to 肖 Through the Part 肉

These 20 kanji contain the part 肉 as well.

    kanji

    脱

    Meaning

    Remove, Undress

    kanji

    骨

    Meaning

    Bone

    kanji

    脅

    Meaning

    Threaten

    kanji

    肩

    Meaning

    Shoulder

    kanji

    胆

    Meaning

    Gallbladder, Guts

    kanji

    肝

    Meaning

    Liver

    kanji

    腰

    Meaning

    Loins, Waist

    kanji

    脂

    Meaning

    Fat, Grease

    kanji

    胎

    Meaning

    Womb, Uterus

    kanji

    脊

    Meaning

    Stature, Height

    kanji

    脚

    Meaning

    Leg

    kanji

    臓

    Meaning

    Entrails, Viscera

    kanji

    腸

    Meaning

    Intestine

    kanji

    背

    Meaning

    Back, Height

    kanji

    腐

    Meaning

    Rot

    kanji

    肺

    Meaning

    Lung

    kanji

    肌

    Meaning

    Skin

    kanji

    肢

    Meaning

    Limb, Arms & legs

    kanji

    肯

    Meaning

    Assent, Agreement

    kanji

    脳

    Meaning

    Brain

Kanji Related to 肖 Through the Part 小

These 9 kanji contain the part 小 as well.

    kanji

    少

    Meaning

    Few

    kanji

    糸

    Meaning

    Thread

    kanji

    賓

    Meaning

    Guest, Vip

    kanji

    京

    Meaning

    Capital

    kanji

    県

    Meaning

    Prefecture

    kanji

    斎

    Meaning

    Purification, Observe religious abstinence

    kanji

    尚

    Meaning

    Still, Esteem

    kanji

    示

    Meaning

    Show, Indicate

    kanji

    歳

    Meaning

    Year, Years old

Learn the Kanji 肖

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 肖 mean?

肖 means 'Resemble' and 'Resemblance'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.