12 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level 1

show symptoms of, sprout, bud, malt

Kun'yomi
  • える
  • きざ
  • きざ
  • めばえ
On'yomi
  • ホウ
Nanori
  • めぐむ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

show symptoms of, sprout, bud
ホウ も.える きざ.す (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
companion, friend
ホウ とも (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 8420
JIS X 0208 1-72-46
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5061
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2481
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2883
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2006
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1448
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k8.11
Four corner code 4422.7