# 尚 — Furthermore

Frequency rank 1569 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 堅 (Solid), less common than 芽 (Sprout).

- On’yomi: しょう
- Kun’yomi: なお
- Radical: 小 Small (Kangxi 42)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

Something small on top, a mouth in the middle, and a stick at the bottom — even a small mouth on a stick keeps talking, furthermore adding more and more to the conversation.

In words:

- 尚 なお — furthermore;still;yet;more;still more;greater;further;less
- 尚更 なおさら — all the more;still less
- 高尚 こうしょう — high;noble;refined;advanced

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