7 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

proboscis

Kun'yomi
  • くちわき
  • くちさき
On'yomi
  • proboscis
  • ブン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

フンブン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

proboscis
フン くちわき くちさき (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
not, must not, do not
モチ ブツ ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

proboscis
coincidence ②anastomosis
way of speaking ②lips
young and inexperienced person
Rostroconchia (class of extinct molluscs)
to give vent to (one's feeling)
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References

Unicode hex code 543B
JIS X 0208 1-42-13
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 892
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 729
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 270
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 202
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2174
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2292
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3375
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d4.6
Four corner code 6702.0