17 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

strive, flourish

Kun'yomi
  • げる
  • つとめる
On'yomi
  • ボウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

strive, flourish
ボウ し.げる つと.める (Kentei 1)
name of plant, lush
ボウ しげる (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
halberd, arms, festival float
ム ほこ ボウ (7th, N1)
beforehand, previous, myself
ヨ あらかじ.め シャ (3rd, N3)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)

References

Unicode hex code 61CB
JIS X 0208 1-56-76
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1993
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2700
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11333
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4k13.13
Four corner code 4433.9