Meaning & History
From 煮 (sho, sha, ni.eru, ni.yasu, ni.ru, ni) meaning “to boil, to cook”, 哨 (mihari, so, sho) meaning “stand guard, look out (for suspect or enemy)”, 正 (masa, sho) meaning "right, correct, proper, justice" or 嘗 (jo, sho, na.meru, kokoro.miru, katsu.te, nie) meaning “once before, never ever, formerly, -ex, undergo, underrate” combined with 作 (saku) meaning "build, prepare, make, production", 朔 (tsuitachi, saku) meaning “last and first days of the month, new moon, conjunction (astronomy), north” or 咲 (saku) meaning "to blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.