諸
various, many, several, together
Readings
On'yomi
- ショ
Kun'yomi
- もろ
Meaning
諸 centers on a collection of multiple items or people: various, many, or several things considered together.
Most common words using 諸
20 of 160- 諸しょN2
various; many; several
- 諸国しょこくN1
various countries; various regions; various provinces
- 諸島しょとう
archipelago; group of islands
- 諸君しょくんN1
you (people)
- 諸々もろもろ
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
- 諸説しょせつ
various opinions; various theories
- 諸侯しょこう
feudal lords; barons; princes
- 諸氏しょし
(all of) you or them
- 諸般しょはん
various; several
- 財務諸表ざいむしょひょう
financial statements
- 諸刃もろは
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife)
- 諸行無常しょぎょうむじょう
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
- 諸悪しょあく
various evils; every kind of evil; all evils
- 諸共もろとも
(all) together
- 諸兄しょけい
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
- 南西諸島なんせいしょとう
Nansei Islands; Ryukyu Islands; chain of islands extending from southwestern Kyushu to northern Taiwan
- 諸公しょこう
high-ranking officials; ministers
- 諸味もろみ
main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce); unrefined sake or soy sauce
- 諸語しょご
(various) languages; language group; language family
- 諸手もろて
both hands
Study
Etymology
諸 combines 言 (words, speech) with 者 (person, thing), originally suggesting a collection of spoken items or various things mentioned. The modern form preserves this structure.
Meaning mnemonic
Words (言) from many people (者) come together: various opinions, many voices, several statements all at once.
Reading mnemonic
For ショ, imagine a show where various acts perform together: show -> ショ, and the stage is filled with many different performers.