10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1
emulate, imitate
Kun'yomi
な ら う to imitate
On'yomi
ホウ
Character Breakdown
emulate, imitate
ホウ なら.う (8th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
set free, release, fire
ホウ ほう.る はな.す (3rd, N3)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
References
| Unicode hex code | 5023 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-42-79 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 466 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 235 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 113 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 127 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 83 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 95 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 979 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1053 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1913 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1616 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 785 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1798 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1776 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1908 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1056 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1304 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1247 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 113 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 988 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2a8.7 |
| Four corner code | 2824.0 |
| De Roo Code | 2166 |