昴

9 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level 1
JLPT exam level N1

the Pleiades

Kun'yomi
  • すばる
    		Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
On'yomi
  • コウ
  • ボウ
    		Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Main Radical

日(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

すばる 95.1%
ボウ 4.9%

Character Breakdown

the Pleiades
すばる　ボウ　コウ (Kentei 1, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac, 5-7AM
う　ボウ　モウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

すばる
昴
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ぼう
昴
せい
星
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
かん
寒
すばる
昴
Pleiades (esp. in winter)
ぼう
昴
しゅく
宿
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 6634
JIS X 0208 1-58-69
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2441
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3091
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1579
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2158
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2435
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2513
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13865
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2090
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c5.12
Four corner code 6072.7