# 章 — chapter; badge

章 means “chapter; badge”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ショウ (shou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 章 (shou, “chapter; section”).

- Meaning: chapter; badge
- On'yomi: ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Words & language 2

## How to remember 章

Parts: 音 sound · 早 early

## Words with 章

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 章 | しょう (shou) | chapter; section |

## Don't confuse it with

[障](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/obstacle/) · [彰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/commend/) · [暗](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/dark/) · [音](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/sound/)

## More in the “Words & language 2” set

[評](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/evaluate/) · [申](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/say-humbly/) · [呼](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/call-out/) · [録](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/record/) · [否](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deny/) · [批](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/criticize/) · [章](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/chapter/) · [誰](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/who/)

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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/n3-kanji/chapter/. Last updated 2026-11-01.