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

meeting, tryst, date, rendezvous

Kun'yomi
  • to meet ②to have an accident
  • むかえる
On'yomi
  • ホウ
Nanori
  • あい
  • おう

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

96.8%
おう 2.3%
あい 0.8%

Character Breakdown

meeting, tryst, date
あ.う おう あい (Kentei Pre-1)
resist
ホウ フ バ
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)
abundant, lush, bountiful
ホウ フ フウ
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
walk, walking, road radical variant (no. 162)
チャク

Contained In

Common Words

(secret) date
twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)
clandestine meeting (e.g. for lovers)
if you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed
seventh lunar month
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References

Unicode hex code 9022
JIS X 0208 1-16-9
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4694
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6054
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4002
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2774
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2417
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2497
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1516
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 38901X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2q7.15
Four corner code 3730.4
De Roo Code 2555