坊
boy, priest, priest's residence
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
7 / 7
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:7
JLPT:N/A
Frequency:1832
Vocabulary
ボウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 本因坊 | ホンインボウ | Hon'inbō; Honinbo; grandmaster |
| 隠坊 | オンボウ | cemetery guard; crematorium worker |
| 次男坊 | ジナンボウ | second son |
| 前坊 | ゼンボウ | former crown prince; the late crown prince |
| 坊間 | ボウカン | all over town |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寝坊 | ねぼう | sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead |
| 赤ん坊 | あかんぼう | baby; infant |
| 赤ん坊 | あかんぼ | baby; infant |
| 坊さん | ぼうさん | Buddhist priest; monk; boy |
| 坊主 | ぼうず | Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head; boy; sonny; lad; not catching anything; getting skunked; the August 20-point card |
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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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balmy, favorable, fragrant, perfume
Grade 8JLPT 1
妨
disturb, hamper, obstruct, prevent
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坑
hole, pit
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城
castle
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芽
bud, germ, spear, sprout
Grade 4JLPT 1
房
bunch, fringe, house, lock (hair), room, segment (orange), tassel, tuft
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巧
adroit, ingenuity, skilled
Grade 8JLPT 1
方
alternative, direction, person
Grade 2JLPT 4
正
10**40, correct, justice, righteous
Grade 1JLPT 4
攻
aggression, attack, criticize, polish
Grade 8JLPT 1