7 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

protect, shield, defend, eaves, canopy, penthouse, visor

Kun'yomi
  • awning (over a window, doorway, etc.) ②narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building ③visor (of a cap) ④classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
  • おお
  • to protect (someone)
On'yomi

Main Radical

广(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かば 63.6%
23.6%
ひさし 12.7%

Character Breakdown

protect, shield, defend
かば.う ヒ ひさし (Kentei Pre-1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
compare, race, ratio
ヒ くら.べる い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

patronage
overhanging snow
rule allowing the clear winner of a bout to touch down first to avoid injury
protecting (someone)
harboring (a criminal)
desire to protect
classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
to have one's kindness taken advantage of ②to have a favor returned with spite
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References

Unicode hex code 5E87
JIS X 0208 1-40-63
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1501
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1606
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3802
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2638
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2236
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2343
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 9239
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3q4.3
Four corner code 0021.1