14 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

burdock

On'yomi
  • ボウ
  • ホウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ボウホウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

burdock
ボウ (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
RHS of character, at same time
つくり ボウ かたがた (Kentei 1)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
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)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)

Common Words

burdock root seasoned with sesame
stone wall construction technique, with smallest stone surfaces facing outwards
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References

Unicode hex code 84A1
JIS X 0208 1-72-80
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4011
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5145
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31572X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k10.26
Four corner code 4422.7