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しょうき
Meanings
Noun
1. Shōki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui (traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings); vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons
2. Shoki (WWII fighter aircraft)
Alt. forms
鍾
しょう
馗
き
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鍾
しょう
き
しょうき
Pitch accent
しょ
うき
Composed of
しょう
round bronze jar used for storing alcohol (Han dynasty China)
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
しょうき
さん
small statue of Shōki the Plague-Queller (placed on the overhang of traditional houses)
しょうき
らん
Yoania japonica (species of orchid); Lycoris traubii (species of spider lily)