8 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1
Africa, flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess
Kun'yomi
お も ね る to flatter く ま corner ②shade ③dark circles (under the eyes) ④bend (in a road, river, etc.)
On'yomi
ア first Sanskrit alphabet letter ②Africa ③prefixed to names to show intimacy オ
Nanori
ほとり あず あわ おか きた な
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 963F |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-16-4 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 4985 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 6435 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 346 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 408 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 256 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 305 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1295 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1391 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1515 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 569 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 41599 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 2258 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1304 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2d5.6 |
| Four corner code | 7122.0 |