Japanese word

章

Pronunciation

Romajishō

Meaning

  • nounchapter

Example

この章を読んでください。ko no shō o yo n de ku da sa i

Please read this chapter.

Illustration for 章 (chapter)

More examples

この本には五つの章があります。ko no hon ni wa itsu tsu no shō ga a ri ma su

This book has five chapters.

次の章では、新しい登場人物が紹介されます。tsugi no shō de wa atara shi i tō jō jin butsu ga shō kai sa re ma su

New characters are introduced in the next chapter.

Core concept

Names one clearly bounded part within a larger text, helping readers follow its structure from one part to the next.

Common phrases

  • 章を読むshō o yo mu

    read a chapter

  • 章の終わりshō no o wa ri

    the end of a chapter

  • 章の見出しshō no mi da shi

    a chapter heading

Similar words

節fushi: A smaller section within a book or other organized text.
編hen: A major part of a long literary work or series.

Definition in Japanese

書物や文章を内容ごとに分けた一つの区分。sho motsu ya bun shō o nai yō go to ni wa ke ta hito tsu no ku bun

Word origin

The Japanese noun 章 (shō, "chapter; section") uses the on'yomi reading of the Chinese character 章, whose established written sense includes a division or section of a text.

Usage tips

  • Japanese 章 (shō) is mainly connected with written works, but English chapter can describe a stage in a person's life.

Other meanings

  • sectionnoun

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