7 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

be amazed, disgusted, shocked

Kun'yomi
  • ほけ
  • to grow senile ②to be mentally slow ③to become engrossed in
  • to be amazed
  • おろか
On'yomi
  • ホウ
    (I'm) shocked

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ける 49.3%
あきれる 47.0%
ホウ 3.7%

Character Breakdown

be amazed, disgusted, shocked
ぼ.ける あき.れる ホウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)

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References

Unicode hex code 5446
JIS X 0208 1-42-82
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 896
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 738
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2712
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2181
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2297
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3395
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d4.13
Four corner code 6090.4