漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
帽: cap, headgear
JLPT N212 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
巾 carries the meaning · 冒 gives the sound
12 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ボウbou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 帽子ぼうしhat
- 赤帽あかぼうredcap, porter
- 登山帽とざんぼうclimber's hat
- ベレー帽ベレーぼうberet
- 脱帽するだつぼうするtake off one's hat
- 脱帽だつぼう
Also read モウ, ずきん, おおう, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0 · JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Woven from the heart! This radical represents the incredible world of ancient textiles—the banners that flew over cities, the fine silks of the rich, and the simple towels of the worker.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read モウ
11 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · mào
Same form: 帽 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 帽 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 帽 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin mào 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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