将

See also: 將

将 U+5C06, 将 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C06 ← 尅 [U+5C05] CJK Unified Ideographs 將 → [U+5C07]

将 U+2F873, 将 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F873 ← 寿 [U+2F872] CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 当 → [U+2F874]

Translingual

Stroke order (Mainland China)

Traditional	將
Shinjitai	将
Simplified	将

Alternative forms

• Due to Han unification. two different forms exist for this character (U+5C06).
  • In mainland China, the upper right component consists of 夕.
  • In Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, the upper right component consists of 爫.
• A compatibility ideograph exists at U+2F873 for another variant form in Taiwan which consists of ⿴𠂊冫 as the upper right component.

Han character

将 (Kangxi radical 41, 寸+6 in Chinese, 寸+7 in Japanese, 9 strokes in Chinese, 10 strokes in Japanese, cangjie input 中一弓戈戈 (LMNII) or 卜中月木戈 (YLBDI), composition ⿰丬𪧷(G) or ⿰丬寽(TJK) or ⿰丬⿱⿴𠂊冫寸(U+2F873))

Derived characters

• 𭵲, 𮔬, 𨪙, 奨, 醤 (Contains 爫 as top right component)
• 𫽣, 锵, 𬧀, 鳉, 𡺃, 𫦋, 𬌒, 螀 (Contains 夕 as top right component)
• 蒋 (Contains 夕 as top right component in mainland China and 爫 as top right component in Japan)

Related characters

• 將 (Traditional Chinese and kyūjitai form)

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 294, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7437
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2375, character 1
• Unihan data for U+5C06

• Unihan data for U+2F873

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Chinese

Glyph 1

This section refers to ⿰丬𪧷 glyph.

Simplified from 將 (爿 → 丬) and removal of dot in top right component to become 夕.

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 将 – see 將 (“will; going to; soon; in the near future; etc.”). (This character, 将, is the simplified and variant form of 將.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Glyph 2

This section refers to ⿰丬寽 glyph.

Simplified from 將 (爿 → 丬) and alteration of top right component to become 爫.

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 将 – see 將 (“will; going to; soon; in the near future; etc.”). (This character, 将, is a variant form of 將.)

Glyph 3

This section refers to ⿰丬⿱⿴𠂊冫寸 glyph.

Simplified from 將 (爿 → 丬).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 将 – see 將 (“will; going to; soon; in the near future; etc.”). (This character, 将, is a variant form of 將.)

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01063-005
• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01063-001
• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01063-002

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Japanese

Shinjitai	将
Kyūjitai	將

Kanji

将

(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 將)

Readings

From 將 (MC t͡sɨɐŋ, “just now; also, half... half..., or; take, hold; etc.”):

• Go-on: そう (sō)^{←さう (sau, historical)}
• Kan-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)^{←しやう (syau, historical)}
• Kun: はた (hata, 将); まさに (masani, 将に); もって (motte, 将て)

From 將 (MC t͡sɨɐŋ^H, “command, lead; commander, general; high-ranking military officer”):

• Go-on: そう (sō)^{←さう (sau, historical)}
• Kan-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)^{←しやう (syau, historical)}
• Kun: ひきいる (hikiiru, 将いる)^{←ひきゐる (fikiwiru, historical)}

Nanori readings:

• Nanori: すけ (suke); すすむ (susumu); たすく (tasuku); ただし (tadashi); たもつ (tamotsu); のぶ (nobu); ひとし (hitoshi); まさ (masa); もち (mochi); ゆき (yuki)

Compounds

• 女将(おかみ) (okami)
• 将又(はたまた) (hatamata)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
将
しょう Grade: 6
kan’on

Alternative spelling
將 (kyūjitai)

/sɨau/ → /sʲɔː/ → /sʲoː/

The “commander”, and “general, other high-ranking officer” senses are from Middle Chinese 將 (MC t͡sɨɐŋ^H).

The “take, hold” and “from now on” affixes are from Middle Chinese 將 (MC t͡sɨɐŋ).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) しょ​ー [shóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ː]

Noun

将(しょう) • (shō) ^{←しやう (syau)?}

1. a commander

   Synonym: 将帥 (shōsui)

2. a general, admiral, or other high-ranking officer, especially of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
3. (historical) a rank in the 近衛府 (Konoe-fu, “office of the imperial guard during the Nara period”)

Derived terms

• 大(たい)将(しょう) (taishō), 大(だい)将(しょう) (daishō)
• 中(ちゅう)将(じょう) (chūjō)
• 少(しょう)将(しょう) (shōshō)

Proverbs

• 将(しょう)を射(い)んと欲(ほつ)すればまず馬(うま)を射(い)よ (shō o into hotsu sureba mazu uma o iyo)

Affix

将(しょう) • (shō) ^{←しやう (syau)?}

1. commander, general, leader
2. military rank
3. take, hold
4. from now on, in the future

Usage notes

The “take, hold” and “from now on” senses are both used in the term 将来 (shōrai, “future; from now on”).

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 将(しょう)家(か) (shōka)
• 将(しょう)官(かん) (shōkan)
• 将(しょう)棋(ぎ) (shōgi, “shogi”)
• 将(しょう)軍(ぐん) (shōgun, “shogun”)
• 将(しょう)校(こう) (shōkō)
• 将(しょう)帥(すい) (shōsui, “commander”)
• 将(しょう)星(せい) (shōsei)
• 将(しょう)卒(そつ) (shōsotsu, “officers and soldiers”)
• 将(しょう)兵(へい) (shōhei)
• 将(しょう)門(もん) (shōmon)
• 将(しょう)来(らい) (shōrai)
• 一(いっ)将(しょう) (isshō)
• 王(おう)将(しょう) (ōshō)
• 海(かい)将(しょう) (kaishō)
• 強(きょう)将(しょう) (kyōshō)
• 玉(ぎょく)将(しょう) (gyokushō)
• 空(くう)将(しょう) (kūshō)
• 宿(しゅく)将(しょう) (shukushō)
• 主(しゅ)将(しょう) (shushō)
• 准(じゅん)将(しょう) (junshō)
• 女(じょ)将(しょう) (joshō)
• 城(じょう)将(しょう) (jōshō)
• 神(しん)将(しょう) (shinshō)
• 神(じん)将(しょう) (jinshō)
• 代(だい)将(しょう) (daishō)
• 知(ち)将(しょう), 智(ち)将(しょう) (chishō)
• 敵(てき)将(しょう) (tekishō)
• 女(にょ)将(しょう) (nyoshō)
• 敗(はい)将(しょう) (haishō)
• 叛(はん)将(しょう) (hanshō)
• 部(ぶ)将(しょう) (bushō)
• 武(ぶ)将(しょう) (bushō)
• 副(ふく)将(しょう) (fukushō)
• 謀(ぼう)将(しょう) (bōshō)
• 名(めい)将(しょう) (meishō)
• 猛(もう)将(しょう) (mōshō)
• 勇(ゆう)将(しょう) (yūshō)
• 良(りょう)将(しょう) (ryōshō)

Proper noun

将(しょう) • (Shō) ^{←しやう (syau)?}

1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
将
はた Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
將 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 将 – see the following entry.

【はた】 [adverb] 将: also

(This term, 将, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
将
すすむ Grade: 6
nanori

Alternative spelling
將 (kyūjitai)

Nominalization of verb 進む (susumu, “to advance, go”).

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) すすむ [sùsúmú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝsɨᵝmɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun

将(すすむ) • (Susumu) 

1. a male given name

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
将
まさる Grade: 6
nanori

Alternative spelling
將 (kyūjitai)

Nominalization of verb 勝る (masaru, “to excel, rival, surpass”).

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) まさ​る [màsáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) まさる [màsárú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠sa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun

将(まさる) • (Masaru) 

1. a male given name

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
将
ひとし Grade: 6
nanori

Alternative spelling
將 (kyūjitai)

Nominalization of classical adjective 等し (hitoshi), modern 等しい (hitoshii, “equal”).

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) ひとし​ [hìtóshíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [çito̞ɕi]

Proper noun

将(ひとし) • (Hitoshi) 

1. a male given name

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Korean

Hanja

将 (eumhun 장수 장 (jangsu jang))

1. Alternative form of 將 (장 (jang))

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 35. [1]
• Zonmal.com Hanja Dictionary (존말닷컴 한자사전／漢字辭典) (2002-2005). [2]

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Vietnamese

Han character

将: Hán Việt readings: tướng, tương
将: Nôm readings: tướng

1. chữ Hán form of tương (“Alternative form of 將”).