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昴

昴 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. すばる。二十八宿の一つ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

the Pleiades

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • コウ
  • ボウ
Kun (native)
  • すばる
Other languages
  • 拼音mao3
  • 한글myo
  • Hán-ViệtMão

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
日(ひ)
JIS level
Level 2
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+6634

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱日卯

Words using this kanji

  • 昴すばるすばる。二十八宿の一つ。Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Pleiades, Seven Sisters
  • 昴宿ぼうしゅくChinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Pleiades, Seven Sisters
  • 昴星ぼうせいChinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Pleiades, Seven Sisters

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(4 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-4-5
Four Corner
6072.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4c5.12
Heisig
2513