しょうこ

Adjective

 * 1)  clear, distinct; obvious, plainly evident

Noun

 * 1)  an artisan household during the Yuan and Ming dynasties
 * 2)  inviting someone, summoning someone, calling someone to come
 * 3)  business, doing business; a businessperson
 * 4)  a young woman; a husband's younger sister; a husband's sisters in general
 * 5)  a small house; a poor house; a person who cannot drink much alcohol, a lightweight drinker
 * 6)  a minor event; a petty reason
 * 7)  a small drum
 * 8)  respect or honor for ancient writings, society, or culture
 * 9)  a storehouse for holding grain collected as taxes by local manor lords
 * 10)  an official in China's Han Dynasty who oversaw court etiquette and music
 * 11)  swamps and lakes
 * 12)  reflecting upon, considering carefully
 * 13)  one's name or appellation, how one is called
 * 14)  flutes and drums
 * 15)  proof, evidence
 * 16)  a taiko drum used to signal troops in battle; a small gong used in gagaku music; a round bronze gong or bell used in residential Buddhist temples to signal various times during the day
 * 17)  bells and drums

Verb

 * 1)  to invite someone, to summon someone, to call someone to come
 * 2)  to do business
 * 3)  to respect or to honor ancient writings, society, or culture
 * 4)  to reflect upon, to consider carefully
 * 5)  to call someone by their name or appellation