Kanji掌
Readingしょう
Frequency41%
Used in (51 in total)
palm (of the hand)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
(train) conductor
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
palm heel; heel of the palm
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
official duties; office; function
conductor's compartment
small; tiny; (lit.) size of a palm
(very) short story or article; short short story; conté
apple of one's eye; one's jewel
palm of one's hand; one's hand
taking charge; management
traditional style of Japanese architecture with a steep thatched roof
to be obvious; to be obviously correct; (lit.) to point to one's palm
caboose; guard's van; brake van
conductors' station (office)
closing one's eyes and joining one's hands together in prayer
under one's jurisdiction; having jurisdiction
division of duties; taking charge of (one's allotted duty); handling one's share of (the work); sharing (duties)
eight trigrams palm; ba gua zhang; pa kua chang
join one's hands in prayer; pray with (the palms of) one's hands together
possessing (a territory, land, etc.); ruling over; managing; acknowledging; approving; granting
bear paw (meat treasured in ancient China); bear's palm
being busy with
rule of law; administration of justice
metacarpal (bone); metacarpus
palm (of the hand); palmar area; metacarpal (bone); metacarpus
law; rule; ordinance; charter
division of administrative responsibilities
scope of affairs under the jurisdiction
triangular frame of a thatched roof
clasped-hand twist down
palmate venation (of a leaf); palmate vein
one cannot live solely by oneself; one cannot accomplish anything solely by oneself; (lit.) clapping with one hand is hard
to manipulate at will; to control however one pleases; to do as one wishes
court official in charge of entertaining important guests