しょう
Meanings
Noun
1. palm (of one's hand)
Pitch accent
しょ
Used in vocabulary (18 in total)
(train) conductor
palm heel; heel of the palm
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
official duties; office; function
(very) short story or article; short short story; conté
palm print
small; tiny; (lit.) size of a palm
taking charge; management
to be obvious; to be obviously correct; (lit.) to point to one's palm
under one's jurisdiction; having jurisdiction
division of duties
eight trigrams palm; ba gua zhang; pa kua chang
rule of law; administration of justice
bones of the palm (esp. the metacarpals, but sometimes also including the carpals)
jade plant (Crassula argentea, Crassula ovata)
court official in charge of entertaining important guests