漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
昴: the Pleiades
JLPT N19 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
日 carries the meaning · 卯 is drawn in
9 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ボウbou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 昴宿ぼうしゅくChinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of…
- 昴星ぼうせいChinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of…
すばるsubaru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 昴すばるChinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of…
Also read コウ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“The life-giving sun in the sky! This simple box was once a perfect circle, representing the regular rising and setting of the sun that marks the rhythm of our lives.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
卯
Also built on sign of the hare or rabbit (卯)
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side昴 the Pleiades · 日
vs柳 willow · 木In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · mǎo
Same form: 昴 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 昴 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 昴 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin mǎo 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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