箒

14 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

broom

Kun'yomi
  • ほうき
    		broom
On'yomi
  • ソウ
  • シュウ

Main Radical

竹(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ほうき 100.0%

Character Breakdown

broom
ほうき　ソウ　シュウ (Kentei 1)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
broom
ソウ　シュウ　ほうき (Kentei 1)
snout, hand
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (11th)

Common Words

は
羽
ぼうき
箒
feather duster
て
手
ぼうき
箒
whisk broom
くさ
草
ぼうき
箒
broom
しゅ
棕
ろ
櫚
ぼうき
箒
hemp-palm broom
ほうき
箒
ぎ
木
common kochia (Bassia scoparia)
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References

Unicode hex code 7B92
JIS X 0208 1-68-22
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3408
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4308
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 26139
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f8.13
Four corner code 8822.7