17 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

strive, flourish

Kun'yomi
  • げる
  • つとめる
On'yomi
  • ボウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

strive, flourish
ボウ し.げる つと.める (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival float
ム ほこ ボウ (7th, N1)
beforehand, previous, myself
ヨ あらかじ.め シャ (3rd, N3)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)

References

Unicode hex code 61CB
JIS X 0208 1-56-76
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1993
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2700
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11333
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4k13.13
Four corner code 4433.9