掌 is the Japanese kanji for palm of hand, manipulate, rule, administer, conduct. It is written with 12 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is てのひら、たなごころ and its on reading is ショウ.
Stroke order
Words with 掌
- 掌palm (of the hand)
- 車掌(train) conductor
- 掌握grasping, seizing, holding
- 合掌pressing one's hands together in prayer
- 掌中in the hand, (something) easily manipulated
Practice 掌 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.