17 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

praise, extol

Kun'yomi
  • める
On'yomi
  • ホウ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Character Breakdown

praise, extol
ホウ ほ.める (Kentei 1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
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)

References

Unicode hex code 8943
JIS X 0208 1-74-81
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 333
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5489
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2668
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 34552
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2j13.1
Four corner code 0073.2