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坊
Kanji meaning "boy, priest's residence, priest"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #889
Secondary
Kanken Level 4
WaniKani Level 22
RTK
KLC Volume 8
TMW Debut Idol
7 strokes
Meanings
boy, priest's residence, priest
On'yomi
ボウ
ボッ
Stroke order
(7 strokes)
Composed of
土
soil
radical
方
direction
phonetic
Components and stroke order from
KanjiVG
(
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Reading usage
ぼう
648 (96%)
ぼ
15 (2%)
ぼっ
13 (2%)
すえかね
1 (0%)
ぼん
1 (0%)
赤
(
あか
)
ん
坊
(
ぼう
)
baby
#5264
寝
(
ね
)
坊
(
ぼう
)
sleeping in late
#6758
坊
(
ぼう
)
主
(
ず
)
Buddhist priest
#7742
坊
(
ぼう
)
や
boy
#8887
坊
(
ぼう
)
bonze
#11532
甘
(
あま
)
えん
坊
(
ぼう
)
wheedling child
#15259
食
(
く
)
いしん
坊
(
ぼう
)
glutton
#20190
暴
(
あば
)
れん
坊
(
ぼう
)
rambunctious kid
#30192
お
坊
(
ぼう
)
さん
Buddhist priest
#33283
坊
(
ぼう
)
さん
Buddhist priest
#34429
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Most common words using this kanji
赤
(
あか
)
ん
坊
(
ぼう
)
baby
#5264
寝
(
ね
)
坊
(
ぼう
)
sleeping in late
#6758
坊
(
ぼう
)
主
(
ず
)
Buddhist priest
#7742
坊
(
ぼう
)
や
boy
#8887
坊
(
ぼう
)
bonze
#11532
甘
(
あま
)
えん
坊
(
ぼう
)
wheedling child
#15259
坊
(
ぼっ
)
ちゃん
(another's) son
#16829
食
(
く
)
いしん
坊
(
ぼう
)
glutton
#20190
お
坊
(
ぼっ
)
ちゃん
son (of others)
#25679
暴
(
あば
)
れん
坊
(
ぼう
)
rambunctious kid
#30192
お
坊
(
ぼう
)
さん
Buddhist priest
#33283
お
坊
(
ぼっ
)
ちゃま
(another's) son
#33785
坊
(
ぼう
)
さん
Buddhist priest
#34429
坊
(
ぼっ
)
ちゃま
(another's) son
#37753
坊
(
ぼう
)
主
(
ず
)
頭
(
あたま
)
close-cropped hair
#38756
坊
(
ぼ
)
っちゃん
(another's) son
#42891
次
(
じ
)
男
(
なん
)
坊
(
ぼう
)
second son
#43009
中
(
ちゅう
)
坊
(
ぼう
)
middle-school student
#43487
朝
(
あさ
)
寝
(
ね
)
坊
(
ぼう
)
sleeping late in the morning
#45422
てるてる
坊
(
ぼう
)
主
(
ず
)
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
#45532
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