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

ignorance, darkness, get, receive, be subjected to, sustain, Mongolia

Kun'yomi
  • to suffer
  • おお
  • くら
On'yomi
  • ignorance ②covering ③Mongolia
  • ボウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

こうむ 96.7%
モウ 3.3%

Character Breakdown

ignorance, darkness, get
こうむ.る モウ ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
 (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

enlightenment
Mongolia (region) ②Mongols (nomadic tribe)
royalty seeking refuge outside the palace or capital during an emergency
to receive permission ②to leave (with someone's permission) ③to refuse
Inner Mongolia
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References

Unicode hex code 8499
JIS X 0208 1-44-56
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4020
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5154
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2505
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2938
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2045
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2384
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2467
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2003
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31555X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k10.23
Four corner code 4423.2