# 肖 — resemblance

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

- Meaning: resemblance
- On'yomi: ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Shapes 2

## How to remember 肖

Parts: ⺍ sparkle · 月 moon; flesh

## Don't confuse it with

[消](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/extinguish/) · [削](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shave/) · [宵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/early-evening/)

## More in the “Shapes 2” set

[径](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/diameter/) · [斜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/diagonal/) · [紋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/family-crest/) · [塊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lump/) · [肖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/resemblance/) · [擬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mimic/) · [孔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/small-hole/)

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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/resemblance/. Last updated 2026-11-01.