9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

risk, face, defy, dare, damage, assume (a name)

Kun'yomi
  • to brave ②to harm ③to desecrate ④to assume (someone else's surname)
On'yomi
  • ボウ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ボウ 92.9%
おか 7.1%

Character Breakdown

risk, face, defy
ボウ おか.す (7th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

adventure ②venture which is unlikely to succeed
to brave ②to harm ③to desecrate ④to assume (someone else's surname)
(common) cold
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References

Unicode hex code 5192
JIS X 0208 1-43-33
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2117
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3915
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2434
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3088
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1576
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2155
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 18
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 18
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1483
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1463
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1538X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1812
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1104
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1156
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1079
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1263
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1669
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1384
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 18
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c5.6
Four corner code 6060.0
De Roo Code 3879