8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1
tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch, lock (hair), segment (orange), house, room
Kun'yomi
ふ さ tuft (of hair, threads, etc.) ②bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.) ③segment (of a tangerine, etc.)
On'yomi
ボ ウ chamber ②home of a monk ③Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Nanori
お のぶ わ
Character Breakdown
tassel, tuft, fringe
ボウ ふさ お (8th, N1)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と コ へ (2nd, N2)
Common Words
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan) ②Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.)
References
| Unicode hex code | 623F |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-43-28 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1819 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2053 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1946 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2445 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1237 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1702 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1078 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1159 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 772 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 658 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1116 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 11714X |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1809 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1237 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1303 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1332 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1174 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1082 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 844 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1087 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 4m4.2 |
| Four corner code | 3022.7 |
| De Roo Code | 3045 |