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Kotomora

尚

esteem, furthermore, still, yet

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • ショウ

Kun'yomi

  • なお

Nanori

  • たか
  • たかし
  • ないし
  • なり
  • ひさ
  • ひさし

Meaning

尚 centers on holding something in high regard or adding emphasis: esteeming, valuing, or marking something as still relevant or furthermore important.

Most common words using 尚

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  • 尚なお
    N2

    still; yet

  • 尚更なおさら
    N2

    still more; even more; all the more

  • 和尚おしょう

    priestly teacher; preceptor

  • 尚早しょうそう

    prematurity

  • 高尚こうしょう
    N1

    high; noble; refined; advanced

  • 尚もなおも

    still (continuing); as ever; further

  • 尚のことなおのこと

    all the more; still more

  • 慶尚北道キョンサンプクト

    Gyeongsangbuk-do (South Korea); North Gyeongsang Province

  • 慶尚南道キョンサンナムド

    Gyeongsangnam-do (South Korea); South Gyeongsang Province

  • 時期尚早じきしょうそう

    premature

  • 尚且つなおかつ

    besides; furthermore; on top of that

  • 好尚こうしょう

    taste; fancy; fashion

  • 尚よしなおよし

    even better; still better

  • 尚以てなおもって

    all the more

  • 尚又なおまた

    besides; moreover; furthermore; further; in addition (to that)

  • 尚古しょうこ

    respect for olden days

  • 尚古主義しょうこしゅぎ

    classicism; primitivism

  • 尚可なおか

    preferred; desirable

  • 尚書省しょうしょしょう

    Department of State Affairs (Tang dynasty China)

  • 尚武しょうぶ

    militarism; warlike spirit

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Study

Etymology

尚 originally depicted a house or building with a window, later used abstractly for esteem or still/yet. The modern form is simplified, and the exact component development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The top ⺌ looks like small sprouts, and the bottom 冋 resembles an open box. Picture prized sprouts kept in a special box, showing esteem. The box is still there, furthermore protecting them.

Reading mnemonic

For ショウ, imagine a show of esteemed items: show -> ショウ, and the prized sprouts are on display.