12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4
location, place
Kun'yomi
ば place ②field ③occasion ④scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
On'yomi
ジョ ウ place チョウ
Character Breakdown
location, place
ば ジョウ チョウ (2nd, N4)
open, sun
ヨウ (Kentei 1)
References
| Unicode hex code | 5834 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-30-76 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1113 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1058 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 558 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 678 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 408 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 512 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 545 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 584 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 34 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 250 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 5278 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 144 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 154 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 154 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 252 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 145 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 161 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 216 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 49 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 335 |
| AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 3.2 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 380 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 551 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3b9.6 |
| Four corner code | 4612.7 |
| De Roo Code | 1451 |