12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2

rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

On'yomi
  • pole ②line ③spoken monotonously

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ボウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

rod, stick, cane
ボウ (6th, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
observance, offer, present
ブ まつ.る ホウ (8th, N1)
folded hands
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)

Common Words

thief ②theft
pole ②line ③spoken monotonously
bodyguard ②bar (e.g. on a door) ③stick or pole used for self-defense
powerless straight ball
thieving cat ②adulterer
iron rod ②horizontal bar (gymnastics)
metal rod ②iron club
scoring stick
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people)
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References

Unicode hex code 68D2
JIS X 0208 1-43-32
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2302
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2750
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 983
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1237
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 671
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 894
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1575
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1697
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1424
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1623
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1121
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14929
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 975
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1543
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1645
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 636
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 987
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 956
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 988
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1105
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1589
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a8.20
Four corner code 4595.3
De Roo Code 1855