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丞

丞: assist

assist; deputy (in names)
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Readings

On
ジョウ・ショウ
Kun
すくう・たすける

Mostly in given names: 丞 (じょう, たすく) and old-style 〜之丞 (-no-jō). 丞相 (じょうしょう) was a chancellor.

Key words

丞相じょうしょうchancellor (ancient China)
丞じょうJo (given name); assistant
丞たすくTasuku (given name)

Example sentences

In ancient China, the chancellor assisted the emperor in running the government.

My older brother's name is written 丞 and read "Jō".

A young samurai named Shichinojō appeared in the period drama.

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