惚

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

fall in love with, admire, grow senile

Kun'yomi
  • ほける
  • ぼける
    		to grow senile ②to be mentally slow ③to become engrossed in
  • ほれる
    		to fall in love
On'yomi
  • コツ

Main Radical

心(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ぼけるほれる 93.6%
コツ 6.4%

Character Breakdown

fall in love with, admire, grow senile
ぼ.ける　コツ　ほけ.る (Kentei Pre-1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
in a moment, instantly, all of a sudden
コツ　たちま.ち　ゆるが.せ (Kentei Pre-1)
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)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)

Common Words

ほ
惚
　
れ
　
る
to fall in love
ひと
一
め
目
ぼ
惚
　
れ
love at first sight
こう
恍
こつ
惚
ecstasy ②senility
ほ
惚
　
れ
こ
込
　
む
to be charmed by
ほ
惚
　
れ
ぐすり
薬
love potion
き
聞
　
き
ほ
惚
　
れ
　
る
to listen to in an ecstasy
　
ベ
　
タ
ぼ
惚
　
れ
(falling) deeply in love
ほ
惚
　
れ
　
た
は
腫
　
れ
　
た
head over heels
あい
相
ぼ
惚
　
れ
mutual love
うぬ
自
ぼ
惚
　
れ
かがみ
鏡
small western mirror with mercury added to the glass (Edo period)
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References

Unicode hex code 60DA
JIS X 0208 1-25-91
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1711
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1893
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 584
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 440
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2277
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2376
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10811
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4k8.10
Four corner code 9703.2