孟

8 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

chief, beginning

Kun'yomi
  • かしら
On'yomi
  • モウ
  • ボウ
  • ミョウ
Nanori
  • たけし
  • たけ
  • はる
  • はじめ
  • つとむ
  • おさ
  • はい

Main Radical

子(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

モウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

chief, beginning
モウ　ボウ　ミョウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ　シ　ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ　さとる (8th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
dish, a helping, plate
さら　ベイ (3rd, N2)

Contained In

猛

Common Words

こう
孔
もう
孟
Confucius and Mencius
こう
孔
もう
孟
　
の
おし
教
　
え
the teachings of Confucius and Mencius
もう
孟
か
夏
beginning of summer ②fourth month of the lunar calendar
もう
孟
し
子
Mencius (372-289 BCE) ②Mencius (one of the Four Books)
もう
孟
しゅん
春
beginning of spring ②first month of the lunar calendar
もう
孟
じょ
女
eldest daughter
ろん
論
もう
孟
the Confucian Analects and the Discourses of Mencius
もう
孟
ぼ
母
さん
三
せん
遷
the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning
もう
孟
しゅう
秋
beginning of autumn ②seventh month of the lunar calendar
もう
孟
とう
冬
beginning of winter ②tenth month of the lunar calendar
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References

Unicode hex code 5B5F
JIS X 0208 1-44-50
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1269
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1291
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2220
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2760
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1412
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1906
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2872
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 667
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 6960
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2049
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2c5.1
Four corner code 1710.7