14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

form, appearance, countenance

Kun'yomi
  • form ②visage
  • かたどる
On'yomi
  • ボウ
  • バク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ボウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

form, appearance, countenance
ボウ バク かたち (11th)
snake, legless insect, badger or clawed dog radical (no. 153)
タイ チ (Kentei 1)
countenance, appearance
ボウ バク かたち (Kentei 1)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

beautiful face
transfiguration
outward appearance
(a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique
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References

Unicode hex code 8C8C
JIS X 0208 1-43-38
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4483
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5762
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1556
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1958
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1408
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2733
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2125
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1688
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36556
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2135
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c10.6
Four corner code 2621.0