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

leopard, panther

On'yomi
  • ヒョ
    leopard (Panthera pardus)
  • ホウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヒョウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

leopard, panther
ヒョウ ホウ (Kentei Pre-1)
snake, legless insect, badger or clawed dog radical (no. 153)
タイ チ (Kentei 1)
ladle, one tenth of a go, dip
シャク (N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

the wise readily adapt themselves to changed circumstances ②the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor
A wise man changes his mind, a fool never
tigers and leopards ②daring person (animal, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 8C79
JIS X 0208 1-41-31
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4475
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5753
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1847
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1325
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2734
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2764
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1140
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36499X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a10.1
Four corner code 2722.0