漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
坊: boy, priest's residence
Also: priest
N3 (our estimate)7 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
土 carries the meaning · 方 gives the sound
7 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ボウbou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 坊主ぼうずBuddhist priest [derogatory]
- お坊さんおぼうさんBuddhist priest
- 坊やぼうやboy
- 赤ん坊あかんぼうbaby
- 食いしん坊くいしんぼうglutton
- けちん坊けちんぼうmiser, cheapskate
- 朝寝坊あさねぼうoversleeping
- 寝坊するねぼうするsleep in late
ボッbo · on'yomi
- 坊ちゃんぼっちゃんson (of others)
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a cross planted firmly in the ground—that's 土! It shows a stake or a seedling marking the earth, reminding us of farming, construction, and the solid foundation upon which we build our lives and cities.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
坊 takes the 方 family's reading, ボウ (bou).
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · fāng
Same form: 坊 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 坊 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 坊 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin fāng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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