芒

7 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

pampas grass, beard (grain)

Kun'yomi
  • すすき
    		Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis)
  • のぎ
    		arista
  • のげ
On'yomi
  • ボウ
  • コウ
  • モウ

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ボウ 71.5%
すすき 28.5%

Character Breakdown

pampas grass, beard (grain)
ボウ　すすき　コウ (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ　な.い　モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant

Contained In

鋩

Common Words

こう
光
ぼう
芒
beam of light
ご
五
ぼう
芒
せい
星
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
ご
五
ぼう
芒
pentagram
ぼう
芒
しょう
硝
sal mirabilis
ぼう
芒
しゅ
種
"grain in ear" solar term (approx. June 6, when awns begin to grow on grains)
ろく
六
ぼう
芒
せい
星
hexagram
ぼう
芒
しょう
硝
せん
泉
hot spring rich in sodium sulfate
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References

Unicode hex code 8292
JIS X 0208 1-71-74
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3894
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4962
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 30682
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k3.2
Four corner code 4471.0