褒

15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

praise, extol

Kun'yomi
  • ほめる
    		to praise
On'yomi
  • ホウ

Main Radical

衣(KanXi) 亠(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ほめる 74.3%
ホウ 25.7%

Character Breakdown

praise, extol
ほ.める　ホウ (9th, N1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
protect, guarantee, keep
ホ　たも.つ　ホウ (5th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
be amazed, disgusted, shocked
ぼ.ける　あき.れる　ホウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)

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References

Unicode hex code 8912
JIS X 0208 1-43-11
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 331
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5483
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2144
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 34437
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 803
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 818
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1732
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1797
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1936
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1629
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1007
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2j13.1
Four corner code 0073.2
De Roo Code 465