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尚 なお esteem, furthermore, still, yet 1 1531 8 42 しょう・ちいさい・なおがしら・つ 会意 Compound Ideographic An especially esteemed alien has three antennae on his helmet.

Accepted Answer

ショウ たか, たかし, ないし, なり, ひさ, ひさし 尚(なお): furthermore; still; yet; more; still more; in addition; greater; further尚更(なおさら): all the more; still less高尚(こうしょう): high; noble; refined; advanced S 小: little; small冂: upside-down box radical (no. 13)口: mouth 小 3 (none) esteem Remember that scene from Star Wars, where Luke is wearing that helmet that only his mouth could see, and was swinging at that little thing buzzing around the room? That was Obi-Wan´s trick to get Luke to build his self-esteem, or his confidence in the Force.

Kanji	尚
Onyomi	ショウ
Kunyomi	なお
Nanori	たか, たかし, ないし, なり, ひさ, ひさし
English	esteem, furthermore, still, yet
Examples	尚(なお): furthermore; still; yet; more; still more; in addition; greater; further 尚更(なおさら): all the more; still less 高尚(こうしょう): high; noble; refined; advanced
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1531
Components	小: little; small 冂: upside-down box radical (no. 13) 口: mouth
Number of Strokes	8
Kanji Radical	小
Radical Number	42
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	しょう・ちいさい・なおがしら・つ
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	esteem
Koohii Story 1	An especially esteemed alien has three antennae on his helmet.
Koohii Story 2	Remember that scene from Star Wars, where Luke is wearing that helmet that only his mouth could see, and was swinging at that little thing buzzing around the room? That was Obi-Wan´s trick to get Luke to build his self-esteem, or his confidence in the Force.

Mouth Luke 尚 ショウ なお たか たかし ないし

Mouth Luke 尚ショウなおたかたかしないし