10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N1

bag, bale, sack, counter for bags

Kun'yomi
  • straw bag ②counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
On'yomi
  • ヒョ
    straw bag ②counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヒョウ 64.2%
たわら 35.8%

Character Breakdown

bag, bale, sack
ヒョウ たわら (5th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
surface, table, chart
ヒョウ おもて あらわ.す (3rd, N3)
life (生) variant
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

Common Words

(wrestling) ring ②forum (e.g. for discussion) ③sandbag
straw bag ②counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
edge of the ring ②verge
entrance procession of wrestlers into the ring
4 bales on the edge of the ring set slightly back
one (straw) bagful
number of straw bags
first tournament for a wrestler
sack for charcoal
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References

Unicode hex code 4FF5
JIS X 0208 1-41-22
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 467
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 243
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 115
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 129
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 85
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 97
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1547
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1667
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1527
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1280
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 879
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 730
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 775
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1890
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2063
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 702
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1053
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 796
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 720
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1426
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 112
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1561
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a8.21
Four corner code 2523.2
De Roo Code 2165