Kanji
Readingしょう
Frequency20%
Used in (57 in total)
woman; female; feminine gender
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
true character; real nature
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
nature; disposition
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
devilishness
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
ill-natured; inconstancy
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
incorrigible; dogged
intrinsic goodness
being good-for-nothing; useless person
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
sensitivity to cold
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
prone to adultery; flirtatious
Buddha-nature
endurance; perseverance; patience
ingrained habit; second nature
dharmata (dharma nature, the true nature of all manifest phenomena)
obsession with cleanliness; fastidiousness
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
repenting; improving one's nature
compatibility horoscope (esp. for love); compatibility reading
fickle nature; flighty temperament; inconstant person
mercifulness; compassion
irritability; peevishness; irascibility; hot temper
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
self-awareness; consciousness of one's own character
nature; character; disposition
to get along well with
ill-natured; of mean disposition; malicious; poor-quality; of poor quality
fluidity; wanton
one's innate character; spirit; backbone
fatty constitution
stage fright; social anxiety disorder; social phobia
good-natured; kind; good-quality
good-natured; kind; good-quality
evil nature; licentiousness; lewdness
the Mu koan ("does a dog have Buddha nature?")
low class samurai, who guarded the shogun on outings (Edo period)
purity measure for gold; karat; carat; personality of a person born under the element of fire
in wine there is truth; being under the influence doesn't change our true character
dry or chapped skin
incorrigibly; doggedly; in spite of one's negative experiences
world of tathata; (fig.) the pure and absolute truth of the tathata is as wide as the sea
three causes of Buddha nature
tendency to be obese
greediness; avariciousness