Kanji 章: badge, chapter, composition, poem, design

Key takeaways

Kanji 章: badge, chapter, composition, poem, design. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

章

Meaning

badgechaptercompositionpoemdesign

On reading

ショウ

Radical

立

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 章

badge, chapter, composition, poem, design

Kanji structure breakdown

章

Structure breakdown

音 + 早

Mnemonic story

Imagine a sound (音) ringing out early (早) in the morning to announce the opening of a new chapter (章). This character refers to a section of a composition or a symbolic badge like a medal.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ショウ

章しょう
chapter / section / medal
文章ぶんしょう
sentence / text / writing

Commonly used words

章
しょう
chapter / section / medal
文章
ぶんしょう
sentence / text / writing

Example sentences

Example 1

この本の第一章を読みました。

Translation

I read the first chapter of this book.

Example 2

大会で金の章をもらいました。

Translation

I received a gold medal at the competition.

Example 3

このぶんしょうはかんたんです。

Translation

This sentence is easy.

Example 4

ぶんしょうをよくよんでください。

Translation

Please read the text carefully.

Kanji 章: badge, chapter, composition, poem, design

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

章 (しょう): meaning and examples

文章 (ぶんしょう): meaning and examples