掌

Palm Of Hand

Also: Rule, Administer, Conduct, Palm

On'yomi

  • しょう shou

Kun'yomi

  • てのひら tenohira
  • たなごころ tanagokoro
Stroke count
12
Radical
手 hand · Kangxi radical 64
JLPT level
N1
School grade
Secondary school

掌 has 12 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 手 (hand), number 64. Hashidari places it at JLPT N1. Japanese students learn it in junior high and high school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N1 kanji list · Secondary school kanji list (jōyō kanji after grade 6) · All kanji