15 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

topknot, bun, coiled hairknot

Kun'yomi
  • chignon (in a Japanese hair-style)
On'yomi
  • ホウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

たぼ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

topknot, bun, coiled hairknot
たぼ ホウ (Kentei 1)
hair hanging long, mane, long hair radical (no.190)
ヒュウ ヒョウ (Kentei 1)
long, leader, superior
チョウ なが.い おさ (2nd, N5)
left hand
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
wrap, pack up, cover
つつ.む ホウ くる.む (4th, N2)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)

Common Words

chignon (in a Japanese hair-style)
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References

Unicode hex code 9AF1
JIS X 0208 1-81-93
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5258
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6808
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 45410
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3j12.3
Four corner code 7271.2