11 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

abalone, dried fish, surname

Kun'yomi
  • abalone
On'yomi
  • ホウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

abalone, dried fish, surname
ホウ あわび (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
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 86AB
JIS X 0208 1-73-59
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5293
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 32984
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11a5.4
Four corner code 5711.2