# 抄 — excerpt

抄 means “excerpt”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ショウ (shou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: excerpt
- On'yomi: ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Words & language 5

## How to remember 抄

Sounds like 少: both read ショウ.

Parts: 扌 hand · 少 a little

## Don't confuse it with

[捗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/make-progress/) · [少](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/few/) · [歩](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/walk/) · [省](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ministry/)

## More in the “Words & language 5” set

[侮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mock/) · [褒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/praise/) · [斥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/repel/) · [挨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/greeting-first-half/) · [謄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/copy-out/) · [抄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excerpt/) · [訃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/news-of-a-death/) · [罵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/abuse-verbally/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excerpt/. Last updated 2026-11-01.