12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

report, news, reward, retribution

Kun'yomi
  • to reward ②to retaliate
On'yomi
  • information ②reward

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ホウ 95.6%
むくいる 4.4%

Character Breakdown

report, news, reward
ホウ むく.いる (5th, N3)
happiness, blessing, fortune
しあわ.せ コウ さいわ.い (3rd, N3)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
clothing(服) variant
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)

Common Words

information ②information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
information ②reward
report ②message (in information and communication theory)
report (of news)
retaliation ②retorsion
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References

Unicode hex code 5831
JIS X 0208 1-42-83
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1114
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1059
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1698
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2133
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1115
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1515
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1667
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 295
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5275
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 789
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 685
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 698
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 717
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 436
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 810
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 767
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 310
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 891
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 352
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1521
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b9.16
Four corner code 4744.7
De Roo Code 1467