ほう
蓬
らい
莱

noun

  1. Messages.chmyth.Mount Penglai, Penglai Island, enchanted land of perpetual youth from Chinese mythology.
  2. sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.).
  3. Kansai New Year decoration (made from food). Abbreviation.
  4. Formosa, Taiwan.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほう
蓬
らい
莱
 蓬莱 ほうらい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sagebrush, wormwood, mugwort
よもぎ　ホウ　ブ (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
meeting, tryst, date
あ.う　おう　あい (Kentei Pre-1)
resist
ホウ　フ　バ
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
abundant, lush, bountiful
ホウ　フ　フウ
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
walk, walking, road radical variant (no. 162)
チャク
goosefoot, pigweed
ライ　リ　あかざ (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
come, due, next
く.る　ライ　き.たす (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)