諸

音読おんよみ: ショ

訓読くんよみ: none*

画数かくすう: 15 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 訁(ごんべん)

Meaning

Various / Many / Several

  • 諸国しょこく — various countries
  • 諸問題しょもんだい — various problems
  • 諸君しょくん — everyone (formal address)
  • 諸事情しょじじょう — various circumstances
  • 諸説しょせつ — various theories
  • 諸島しょとう — archipelago

諸 combines 言 (speech/words) with 者 (person), giving the sense of “many people’s voices or matters.” It evolved to mean “various” or “several,” and appears widely in formal or academic compounds.

諸国しょこくたびして 文化ぶんかまなびました。
I traveled through various countries and learned about their cultures.

諸事情しょじじょうにより イベントは 中止ちゅうしとなりました。
Due to various circumstances, the event was canceled.

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諸国しょこく — various countries
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