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

give, bestow, perform, alms

Kun'yomi
  • to give (time, money, goods) ②to do ③to apply (processing, makeup, etc.) ④to sow
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

76.0%
ほどこ 21.2%
2.7%

Character Breakdown

give, bestow, perform
シ ほどこ.す セ (8th, N1)
flags flying, streamers
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
to be (classical)
ヤ なり エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ メ やぶにらみ
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ

Contained In

Common Words

institution ②home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to give (time, money, goods) ②to do ③to apply (processing, makeup, etc.) ④to sow
enforcement
putting in force (a law) ②carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.)
vocational aid center (center)
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References

Unicode hex code 65BD
JIS X 0208 1-27-60
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2085
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2391
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 891
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1103
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 599
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 792
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1045
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1124
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 451
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 831
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1022
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13629
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1318
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1004
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1041
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1399
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1261
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 612
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 958
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1054
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4h5.1
Four corner code 0821.2
De Roo Code 456