# 将

| 将 | U+5C06, &#23558; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C06 |
| ← 尅 [U+5C05] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 將 → [U+5C07] |
| 将 | U+2F873, &#194675; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F873 |
| ← 寿 [U+2F872] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement | 当 → [U+2F874] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 將 |
| Shinjitai | 将 |
| Simplified | 将 |

### Alternative forms

* Due to Han unification, two different forms exist for this character (U+5C06).
** In mainland China, the upper right component consists of 夕.
** In Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, the upper right component consists of 爫.
* A compatibility ideograph exists at U+2F873 for another variant form in Taiwan which consists of 𱼀 as the upper right component.

### Han character

将 (Kangxi radical 41, 寸+6 in Chinese, 寸+7 in Japanese, 9 strokes in Chinese, 10 strokes in Japanese, cangjie input 中一弓戈戈 (LMNII) or 卜中月木戈 (YLBDI), composition ⿰丬𪧷(G) or ⿰丬寽(TJK) or ⿰丬⿱𱼀寸(U+2F873))

#### Derived characters

* 𭵲, 𮔬, 𨪙, 奨, 醤 (Contains 爫 as top right component)
* 𫽣, 锵, 𬧀, 鳉, 𡺃, 𫦋, 𬌒, 螀 (Contains 夕 as top right component)
* 蒋 (Contains 夕 as top right component in mainland China and 爫 as top right component in Japan)

#### Related characters

* 將 (Traditional Chinese and kyūjitai form)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 294, character 11
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7437
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2375, character 1
* Unihan data for U+5C06
* Unihan data for U+2F873

## Chinese
### Glyph 1

    This section refers to ⿰丬𪧷 glyph.
Simplified from 將 (爿 → 丬) and removal of dot in top right component to become 夕.

#### Definitions

* For pronunciation and definitions of 将 – see 將 (“will; going to; soon; in the near future; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant form of 將).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

### Glyph 2

    This section refers to ⿰丬寽 glyph.
Simplified from 將 (爿 → 丬) and alteration of top right component to become 爫.

#### Definitions

* For pronunciation and definitions of 将 – see 將 (“will; going to; soon; in the near future; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 將).

### Glyph 3

    This section refers to ⿰丬⿱𱼀寸 glyph.
Simplified from 將 (爿 → 丬).

#### Definitions

* For pronunciation and definitions of 将 – see 將 (“will; going to; soon; in the near future; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 將).

### References

* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01063-005
* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01063-001
* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01063-002

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 将 |
| Kyūjitai | 將 |

### Kanji

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 將)

#### Readings

From 將 (MC tsjang, “just now; also, half... half..., or; take, hold; etc.”):
* Go-on: そう (sō)
* Kan-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)
* Kun: はた (hata, 将)、まさに (masani, 将に)、まさに…す (masa ni…su, 将に…す)、もって (motte, 将て)
From 將 (MC tsjangH, “command, lead; commander, general; high-ranking military officer”):
* Go-on: そう (sō)
* Kan-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)
* Kun: ひきいる (hikiiru, 将いる)
Nanori readings:
* Nanori: すけ (suke)、すすむ (susumu)、たすく (tasuku)、ただし (tadashi)、たもつ (tamotsu)、のぶ (nobu)、ひとし (hitoshi)、まさ (masa)、もち (mochi)、ゆき (yuki)

#### Compounds

* 女将(おかみ) (okami)
* 将又(はたまた) (hatamata)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 将
* しょう Grade: 6
* kan'on
* Alternative spelling
* 將 (kyūjitai)
/sɨau/ → /sʲɔː/ → /sʲoː/
The “commander”, and “general, other high-ranking officer” senses are from Middle Chinese 將 (MC tsjangH).
The “take, hold” and “from now on” affixes are from Middle Chinese 將 (MC tsjang).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しょー [shóꜜò] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ɕo̞ː]

#### Noun

将(しょう) • (shō)
* a commander
    Synonym: 将帥 (shōsui)
* a general, admiral, or other high-ranking officer, especially of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
* (historical) a rank in the 近衛府 (Konoe-fu, “office of the imperial guard during the Nara period”)

##### Derived terms

* 大(たい)将(しょう) (taishō), 大(だい)将(しょう) (daishō)
* 中(ちゅう)将(じょう) (chūjō)
* 少(しょう)将(しょう) (shōshō)

##### Proverbs

* 将(しょう)を射(い)んと欲(ほつ)すればまず馬(うま)を射(い)よ (shō o into hotsu sureba mazu uma o iyo)

#### Affix

将(しょう) • (shō)
* commander, general, leader
* military rank
* take, hold
* from now on, in the future

##### Usage notes

The “take, hold” and “from now on” senses are both used in the term 将来 (shōrai, “future; from now on”).

##### Derived terms

* 将(しょう)家(か) (shōka)
* 将(しょう)官(かん) (shōkan)
* 将(しょう)棋(ぎ) (shōgi, “shogi”)
* 将(しょう)軍(ぐん) (shōgun, “shogun”)
* 将(しょう)校(こう) (shōkō)
* 将(しょう)帥(すい) (shōsui, “commander”)
* 将(しょう)星(せい) (shōsei)
* 将(しょう)卒(そつ) (shōsotsu, “officers and soldiers”)
* 将(しょう)兵(へい) (shōhei)
* 将(しょう)門(もん) (shōmon)
* 将(しょう)来(らい) (shōrai)
* 一(いっ)将(しょう) (isshō)
* 王(おう)将(しょう) (ōshō)
* 海(かい)将(しょう) (kaishō)
* 強(きょう)将(しょう) (kyōshō)
* 玉(ぎょく)将(しょう) (gyokushō)
* 空(くう)将(しょう) (kūshō)
* 宿(しゅく)将(しょう) (shukushō)
* 主(しゅ)将(しょう) (shushō)
* 准(じゅん)将(しょう) (junshō)
* 女(じょ)将(しょう) (joshō)
* 城(じょう)将(しょう) (jōshō)
* 神(しん)将(しょう) (shinshō)
* 神(じん)将(しょう) (jinshō)
* 代(だい)将(しょう) (daishō)
* 知(ち)将(しょう), 智(ち)将(しょう) (chishō)
* 敵(てき)将(しょう) (tekishō)
* 女(にょ)将(しょう) (nyoshō)
* 敗(はい)将(しょう) (haishō)
* 叛(はん)将(しょう) (hanshō)
* 部(ぶ)将(しょう) (bushō)
* 武(ぶ)将(しょう) (bushō)
* 副(ふく)将(しょう) (fukushō)
* 謀(ぼう)将(しょう) (bōshō)
* 名(めい)将(しょう) (meishō)
* 猛(もう)将(しょう) (mōshō)
* 勇(ゆう)将(しょう) (yūshō)
* 良(りょう)将(しょう) (ryōshō)

#### Proper noun

将(しょう) • (Shō)
* a female given name

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 将
* はた Grade: 6
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spellings
* 將 (kyūjitai) 当

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) はた [háꜜtà] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [ha̠ta̠]

#### Adverb

将(はた) • (hata)
* or, alternatively, otherwise, furthermore, also
* (archaic) perhaps, possibly
* (archaic) that aside, however
* (archaic) as expected
* (archaic) not at all

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 将
* すすむ Grade: 6
* nanori
* Alternative spelling
* 將 (kyūjitai)
Nominalization of verb 進む (susumu, “to advance, go”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) すすむ [sùsúmú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [sɨsɨmɯ̟]

#### Proper noun

将(すすむ) • (Susumu)
* a male given name

### Etymology 4

* Kanji in this term
* 将
* まさる Grade: 6
* nanori
* Alternative spelling
* 將 (kyūjitai)
Nominalization of verb 勝る (masaru, “to excel, rival, surpass”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) まさる [màsáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
* (Tokyo) まさる [màsárú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ma̠sa̠ɾɯ̟]

#### Proper noun

将(まさる) • (Masaru)
* a male given name

### Etymology 5

* Kanji in this term
* 将
* ひとし Grade: 6
* nanori
* Alternative spelling
* 將 (kyūjitai)
Nominalization of classical adjective 等し (hitoshi), modern 等しい (hitoshii, “equal”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ひとし [hìtóshíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
* IPA: [çito̞ɕi]

#### Proper noun

将(ひとし) • (Hitoshi)
* a male given name

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

将 (eumhun 장수 장 (jangsu jang))
* Alternative form of 將 (장 (jang))

### References

* Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 35.
* Zonmal.com Hanja Dictionary (존말닷컴 한자사전／漢字辭典) (2002-2005).

## Vietnamese
### Han character

将: Hán Việt readings: tướng, tương
将: Nôm readings: tướng
* chữ Hán form of tương (“Alternative form of 將”).

### References

* 1 2 Nguyễn (2014).
* 1 2 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
* 1 2 Trần (2004).