匏

11 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

gourd

Kun'yomi
  • ひさご
    		gourd ②dried gourd, used as flask
On'yomi
  • ホ
  • ホウ

Main Radical

勹(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

gourd
ホ　ホウ　ひさご (Kentei 1)
boast
コ　カ　ほご.る (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
waning moon(虧) variant
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
コウ　さまた.げられる
wrap, pack up, cover
つつ.む　ホウ　くる.む (4th, N2)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)

References

Unicode hex code 530F
JIS X 0208 1-50-23
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 576
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1655
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2544
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a11.2
Four corner code 4721.2