# 章 emblem / chapter

立 (stand up) + 早 (early)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA JERK PN
JERK (it literally means 'badge or emblem' but usually is used in the context of 'sentence' or 'chapter.')

## Onyomi

SHOU |

## Mnemonic

| Stand up fast and SHOW me your badge.

## Jukugo

文章(ぶんしょう) | sentence ★★☆☆☆ 文 (culture/ sentence) + 章 (emblem / chapter) = 文章 (sentence)
第7章(だいななしょう) | chapter 7 ★★☆☆☆ 第 (rank or number in series) + 章 (emblem / chapter) = 第7章 (chapter 7)
腕章(わんしょう) | armband ★☆☆☆☆ 腕 (arm / skill) + 章 (emblem / chapter) = 腕章 (armband) armband. Anytime you see an unemployed grand-dad with an armband, you can be sure he will poke his nose in someone's business and try to wreck their fun:"No smoking!" "No bicycle parking!" "No hammocks!"

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
童 | kid | VILLAGE | 里
章 | emblem / chapter | EARLY | 早

The kid is from the VILLAGE,

so he got his badge EARLY.

(it's the village where they make the badges, I guess. Who knows at this point)

## Used In

- 障