9 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

gong stick, drum stick, type of tree

Kun'yomi
  • plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.) ②drumstick (for taiko)
  • もみじ
  • ならのき
On'yomi
  • ホウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

gong stick, drum stick, type of tree
フ ホウ ほ (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
wrap, pack up, cover
つつ.む ホウ くる.む (4th, N2)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)

References

Unicode hex code 67B9
JIS X 0208 1-59-52
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2602
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14589
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a5.16
Four corner code 4791.2