13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

boast, be proud, pride, triumphantly

Kun'yomi
  • to boast of
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ほこ 96.7%
3.3%

Character Breakdown

boast, be proud, pride
ほこ.る コ (7th, N1)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
boast
コ カ ほご.る (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
waning moon(虧) variant
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
コウ さまた.げられる

References

Unicode hex code 8A87
JIS X 0208 1-24-56
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4354
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5605
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1522
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1921
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1022
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1381
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1244
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1332
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1157
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1202
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35474
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1233
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1629
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1739
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1753
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1666
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 950
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1679
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1252
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a6.9
Four corner code 0462.7
De Roo Code 3052