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Kanji for Chapter
The kanji for “chapter” is 章, read shou and written in 11 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
章
chapter
A chapter or emblem; a story worth writing.
11 strokes On reading ショウ (shou) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: badge, chapter, composition, poem, design
Readings used for names on Nazuke: aki, aya, shou, fumi
In Japan it appears in about 593 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
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