# 章 — Chapter

Frequency rank 445 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 争 (Conflict), less common than 参 (Participate).

- On’yomi: しょう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 音 Sound (Kangxi 180)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

You stand (立) up early (早) in the morning — the first chapter of the day begins at dawn when you rise.

In words:

- 章 しょう — (1) chapter,section,(2) medal
- 文章 ぶんしょう — sentence,text

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