7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

disturb, prevent, hamper, obstruct

Kun'yomi
  • to disturb
On'yomi
  • ボウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ボウ 81.6%
さまたげる 18.4%

Character Breakdown

disturb, prevent, hamper
ボウ さまた.げる (8th, N1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 59A8
JIS X 0208 1-43-24
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1196
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1187
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 238
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 279
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 175
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 209
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 491
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 530
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1508
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1674
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 6111
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1808
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1182
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1241
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1190
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1113
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 784
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 436
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 502
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3e4.1
Four corner code 4042.7
De Roo Code 1745