掌 palm of hand, rule, administer, conduct 12 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1757 in newspapers Readings Onショウ Kunてのひら、たなごころ In Chinese 掌 Words written with it 車掌 しゃしょう (train) conductor N2 掌握 しょうあく grasping 合掌 がっしょう pressing one's hands together in prayer 掌中 しょうちゅう in the hand