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What is the Kanji for 'Still' and 'Esteem'? | 尚

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

The Japanese Kanji for 'Still' and 'Esteem' is 尚.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Still, Esteem

    Reading

    kunyomiなお

    nao

    onyomiしょう

    shou

    Parts

    Small Desert

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    8

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    9

    Frequency

    1061

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

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

    kanji

    Meaning

    Small

    radical

    Meaning

    Desert

As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 4 other kanji:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Usual, Normal

    kanji

    Meaning

    Prize

    kanji

    Meaning

    Hall

    kanji

    Meaning

    Palm, Manipulate

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 9 kanji contain the part 小 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Few

    kanji

    Meaning

    Capital

    kanji

    Meaning

    Thread

    kanji

    Meaning

    Prefecture

    kanji

    Meaning

    Year, Years old

    kanji

    Meaning

    Show, Indicate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Resemble, Resemblance

    kanji

    Meaning

    Guest, Vip

    kanji

    Meaning

    Purification, Observe religious abstinence

Learn the Kanji

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 尚 mean?

尚 means 'Still' and 'Esteem'.

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.