漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
朋: companion, friend
JLPT N18 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
月 carries the meaning
8 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ホウhou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 同朋どうぼうcompanions; fellows
- 朋友ほうゆうfriend; companion
ともtomo · kun'yomi · on its own
- 朋ともfriend; companion; comrade
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“It looks like the moon, but it's actually muscle! When you see this "moon" on the left side of a character, don't think of the night sky—think of your own body.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side朋 companion
vs明 bright · 日In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · péng
Same form: 朋 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 朋 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 朋 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin péng 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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