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俸

俸 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. ふち。給与。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「人」+音符「奉」。「ふち」を意味する漢語｛俸｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

stipend, salary

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ホウJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音feng4
  • 한글bong
  • Hán-ViệtBổng

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Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
人(ひと)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+4FF8

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰亻奉

Words using this kanji

  • 俸給ほうきゅう公務員や会社員が一定の期間に行った労働に対して支給される報酬。salary (esp. public employees), wages, pay
  • 俸ほう（ふち）給与。salary
  • 俸禄ほうろく職務に対する給与。retainer's stipend, official pay, salary
  • 俸禄米ほうろくまいrice given as salary
  • 俸給生活者ほうきゅうせいかつしゃsalaried person, salary earner, white-collar worker

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