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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

    尚

    Meaning

    Still, Esteem

    Reading

    kunyomiなお

    nao

    onyomiしょう

    shou

    Parts

    小Small 冋Desert

    Radical

    小

    Stroke Count

    8

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    9

    Frequency

    1061

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 尚

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

    kanji

    小

    Meaning

    Small

    radical

    冋

    Meaning

    Desert

尚 As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 4 other kanji:

    kanji

    掌

    Meaning

    Palm, Manipulate

    kanji

    常

    Meaning

    Usual, Normal

    kanji

    堂

    Meaning

    Hall

    kanji

    賞

    Meaning

    Prize

Kanji Related to 尚 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

    肖

    Meaning

    Resemble, Resemblance

    kanji

    京

    Meaning

    Capital

    kanji

    県

    Meaning

    Prefecture

    kanji

    斎

    Meaning

    Purification, Observe religious abstinence

    kanji

    示

    Meaning

    Show, Indicate

    kanji

    歳

    Meaning

    Year, Years old

Learn the Kanji 尚

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.