8 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

companion, friend

Kun'yomi
  • friend ②accompaniment
On'yomi
  • ホウ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ホウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

companion, friend
ホウ とも (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)

Contained In

References

Unicode hex code 670B
JIS X 0208 1-42-94
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3737
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4769
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 880
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1092
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 593
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 784
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 19
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 19
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1860
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 616
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1982
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14340P
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2100
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 19
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b4.1
Four corner code 7722.0
De Roo Code 3946