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Kotomora

翔

soar, fly

JLPTN1StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • ショウ

Kun'yomi

  • かけ.る
  • と.ぶ

Nanori

  • か

Meaning

翔 centers on graceful, sustained flight: soaring through the air or flying with wings spread wide.

Most common words using 翔

  • 飛翔ひしょう

    flight; flying; soaring

  • 翔るかける
    N1

    to soar; to fly

  • 北翔大学ほくしょうだいがく

    Hokusho University

  • 天翔るあまがける

    to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)

  • 帆翔はんしょう

    soaring

  • 滑翔かっしょう

    soaring through the air

  • 滑翔機かっしょうき

    glider; sailplane

  • 競翔きょうしょう

    flying race (between pigeons)

  • 翔んでるとんでる

    far-out; groovy; flipped out

  • 翔破しょうは

    completing a flight

  • 飛び翔るとびかける

    to fly; to soar

  • 飛翔体ひしょうたい

    flying object (e.g. rocket, missile); projectile

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Etymology

翔 combines 羊 (sheep) and 羽 (feathers/wings). The sheep component likely contributes the sound, while 羽 gives the meaning of flying or soaring.

Meaning mnemonic

A sheep (羊) with wings (羽) soars through the sky—an unlikely but memorable image of graceful flight.

Reading mnemonic

For ショウ, imagine a sheep soaring so high it becomes a show in the sky: show -> ショウ, and the winged sheep puts on a flying display.