9 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

burn, roast

Kun'yomi
  • あぶ
On'yomi
  • ホウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

burn, roast
ホウ あぶ.る (Kentei 1)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
wrap, pack up, cover
つつ.む ホウ くる.む (4th, N2)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)

Common Words

strong push with only one hand
pushing against the wooden pole in practice
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References

Unicode hex code 70AE
JIS X 0208 1-63-60
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2753
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3406
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 906
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1132
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 18954
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4d5.4
Four corner code 9781.2