惚 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning

fall in love with, admire, grow senile

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • コツ
Kun (native)
  • ほけ(る)
  • ぼ(ける)
  • ほ(れる)
Other languages
  • 拼音hu1
  • 한글hol
  • Hán-ViệtHốt

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
心(こころ)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+60DA

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰忄忽

Words using this kanji

  • 惚けぼけfool, idiot, dotage, senility
  • 惚れるほれる「ほれる」を参照。to fall in love (with), to fall for, to become enamored (with), to be taken (with)
  • 惚けるとぼける「ぼける」の漢字表記。to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression
  • 惚気のろけspeaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.), going on about one's love affairs
  • 惚けとぼけfeigned ignorance, assumed innocence
  • 惚気るのろけるのろける 参照to go on about (one's love affairs), to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.), to speak fondly of
  • 惚れ薬ほれぐすりlove potion, philter, aphrodisiac
  • 惚けるほうける「ぼける」の漢字表記。to be mentally slow, to be befuddled, to become engrossed in, to become absorbed in
  • 惚れ惚れほれぼれfondly, admiringly, with fascination, with adoration
  • 惚れ込むほれこむto be strongly attracted (by), to be utterly charmed (by), to be completely captivated (by), to admire greatly
  • 惚け茄子ぼけなすslow-witted person, dimwit, halfwit, faded, dull-colored eggplant
  • 惚れ直すほれなおすto rekindle one's love, to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
  • 惚れっぽいほれっぽいsoon to fall in love
  • 惚れた弱みほれたよわみbeing a slave of love
  • 惚れた欲目ほれたよくめtendency to see one's loved one as better than they really are, seeing someone through rose-colored glasses because of love
  • 惚れた腫れたほれたはれたhead over heels, madly (in love)
  • 惚れたが因果ほれたがいんがno matter how unfortunate it is, you cannot stop love, falling in love is an unfortunate fate

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-8
Four Corner
9703.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4k8.10
Heisig
2376
Nelson
1711