将

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]

See also: 將

Translingual

Stroke order

Shinjitai	将
Simplified	将
Traditional	將

Etymology

Simplified from 將 (爿 → 丬). In Simplified Chinese, the top right is simplified to 夕 (removing the dot), while in Japanese shinjitai it is simplified to variant of 爫, as in top of 采. However, these are represented by the same Unicode code point – see Han unification.

Han character

将 (radical 41 寸+6 in Chinese, 寸+7 in Japanese, in Chinese 9 strokes, in Japanese 10 strokes, cangjie input 中一弓戈戈 (LMNII), composition ⿰丬𪧷 or ⿰丬寽)

1. will, going to, future
2. (military) general
3. to desire, to invite, to request

Derived characters

• 奨 醤

References

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

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 将 – see 將. (This character, 将, is the simplified form of 將.)

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

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Japanese

Shinjitai	将
Kyūjitai	將

Kanji

将

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

1. commander, leader, general

Readings

• Goon: そう (sō)
• Kan’on: しょう (shō)
• Kun: ひきいる (hikiiru), もって (motte), まさに (masani)

Compounds

Compounds

• 主将 (しゅしょう) (shushō): (team) captain; (national forces) commander in chief
• 将家 (しょうか) (shōka)
• 将棋 (しょうぎ) (shōgi): shogi, Japanese chess
• 将軍 (しょうぐん) (shōgun): shogun, Japanese military ruler
• 将校 (しょうこう) (shōkō): a commissioned officer
• 将帥 (しょうすい) (shōsui)
• 将星 (しょうせい) (shōsei)
• 将卒 (しょうそつ) (shōsotsu): officers and soldiers
• 将門 (しょうもん) (shōmon)
• 大将 (たいしょう) (taishō): (military) general

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
将
しょう Grade: 6
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 將 (tsjang^H, “leader”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

将 (hiragana しょう, rōmaji shō, historical hiragana しやう)

1. general; commander

Proper noun

将 (hiragana しょう, rōmaji Shō)

1. A male given name

将 (hiragana まさる, rōmaji Masaru)

1. A male given name

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) は​た [háꜜtà] (Atamadaka - [1])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠ta̠]

Adverb

将 (hiragana はた, rōmaji hata)

1. also