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

fog, mist

Kun'yomi
  • fog ②spray
On'yomi
  • ボウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

きり 98.0%
2.0%

Character Breakdown

fog, mist
きり ム ボウ (7th, N1)
rain
あめ あま- ウ (1st, N5)
task, duties
ム つと.める つかさ (5th, N3)
to put forth effort
halberd, arms, festival float
ム ほこ ボウ (7th, N1)
beforehand, previous, myself
ヨ あらかじ.め シャ (3rd, N3)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)

References

Unicode hex code 9727
JIS X 0208 1-44-24
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5065
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6545
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2817
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3493
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1802
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2452
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1228
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1314
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1088
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2846
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1038
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 42418
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1845
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 950
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 980
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1893
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1924
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 845
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1869
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1236
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8d11.1
Four corner code 1022.7
De Roo Code 3145