彫

11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

carve, engrave, chisel

Kun'yomi
  • ほる
    		to carve ②to tattoo
  • -ぼり
On'yomi
  • チョウ

Main Radical

彡(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ほる-ぼり 50.5%
チョウ 49.5%

Character Breakdown

carve, engrave, chisel
ほ.る　チョウ (8th, N1)
circumference, circuit, lap
シュウ　まわ.り　あまね (4th, N2)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン　セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)

Contained In

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Common Words

ちょう
彫
こく
刻
carving
ほ
彫
　
る
to carve ②to tattoo
き
木
ぼ
彫
　
り
wood carving
ちょう
彫
ぞう
像
(carved) statue
う
浮
　
き
ぼ
彫
　
り
relief ②bringing to the fore
ちょう
彫
こく
刻
とう
刀
chisel
ちょう
彫
こく
刻
か
家
engraver
ほ
彫
　
り
carving ②chiseled features
ほ
彫
　
り
もの
物
carving ②tattoo
ちょう
彫
きん
金
chasing
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References

Unicode hex code 5F6B
JIS X 0208 1-36-6
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 236
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1719
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1683
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2117
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1104
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1503
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1710
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1846
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1366
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1412
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1167
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 9995P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1590
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1149
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1202
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1274
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1430
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1358
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 617
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1726
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3j8.2
Four corner code 7222.2
De Roo Code 3660