将

• 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.

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))

• 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)

• 將 (Traditional Chinese and kyūjitai form)

• 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

This section refers to ⿰丬𪧷 glyph.

Simplified from 將 (爿 → 丬) and removal of dot in top right component to become 夕.

This section refers to ⿰丬寽 glyph.

Simplified from 將 (爿 → 丬) and alteration of top right component to become 爫.

This section refers to ⿰丬⿱𱼀寸 glyph.

Simplified from 將 (爿 → 丬).

• 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

(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 將)

From 將 (MC tsjang, “just now; also, half... half..., or; take, hold; etc.”):

• Go-on: そう (sō)^{←さう (sau, historical)}
• Kan-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)^{←しやう (syau, historical)}
• Kun: はた (hata, 将); まさに (masani, 将に); もって (mo'te, 将て)

From 將 (MC tsjangH, “command, lead; commander, general; high-ranking military officer”):

• Go-on: そう (sō)^{←さう (sau, historical)}
• Kan-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)^{←しやう (syau, historical)}
• Kun: ひきいる (hikiiru, 将いる)^{←ひきゐる (fikiwiru, 将ゐる, historical)}

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)

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

/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).

• (Tokyo) しょ​ー [shóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ː]

将(しょう) • (shō) ^{←しやう (syau)?}

1. a commander

   Synonym: 将帥 (shōsui)

2. a general, admiral, or other high-ranking officer, especially of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
3. (historical) a rank in the 近衛府 (Konoe-fu, “office of the imperial guard during the Nara period”)

• 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)

• 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)

将(しょう) • (shō) ^{←しやう (syau)?}

1. commander, general, leader
2. military rank
3. take, hold
4. from now on, in the future

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

将(しょう) • (Shō) ^{←しやう (syau)?}

1. a female given name

(The following entry is uncreated: はた.)

Nominalization of verb 進む (susumu, “to advance, go”).

• (Tokyo) すすむ [sùsúmú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝsɨᵝmɯ̟ᵝ]

将(すすむ) • (Susumu) 

1. a male given name

Nominalization of verb 勝る (masaru, “to excel, rival, surpass”).

• (Tokyo) まさ​る [màsáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) まさる [màsárú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠sa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

将(まさる) • (Masaru) 

1. a male given name

Nominalization of classical adjective 等し (hitoshi), modern 等しい (hitoshii, “equal”).

• (Tokyo) ひとし​ [hìtóshíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [çito̞ɕi]

将(ひとし) • (Hitoshi) 

1. a male given name

将 (eumhun 장수 장 (jangsu jang))

1. Alternative form of 將 (장 (jang))

• 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).

将: Hán Việt readings: tướng[1][2][3], tương[3]
将: Nôm readings: tướng[1][2]

1. chữ Hán form of tương (“Alternative form of 將”).