菩

11 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

kind of grass, sacred tree

On'yomi
  • ボ

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ボ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

kind of grass, sacred tree
ボ (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

ぼ
菩
さつ
薩
bodhisattva ②High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court) ③title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
ぼ
菩
だい
提
じ
寺
one's family temple
はち
八
まん
幡
だい
大
ぼ
菩
さつ
薩
Great Bodhisattva Hachiman (title of Hachiman due to Shinto-Buddhist syncretism)
み
弥
ろく
勒
ぼ
菩
さつ
薩
Maitreya (Bodhisattva)
ぼ
菩
だい
提
bodhi ②happiness in the next world
ぼ
菩
だい
提
じゅ
樹
Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree) ②sacred fig (Ficus religiosa)
かん
観
じ
自
ざい
在
ぼ
菩
さつ
薩
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva)
にょ
如
ぼ
菩
さつ
薩
Buddha-like compassion
ぼ
菩
だい
提
しん
心
aspiration for Buddhahood
ほつ
発
ぼ
菩
だい
提
しん
心
deciding to embrace Buddhism
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References

Unicode hex code 83E9
JIS X 0208 1-42-78
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3978
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5093
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2868
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1992
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2957
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2963
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31205X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k8.21
Four corner code 4460.1