坊 — boy, priest's residence, priest
ぼう
坊
boy
ぼう
U+574A
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1832
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #531
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- boy
- priest's residence
- priest
Readings
- On'yomi
- ぼう bou ぼっ bo
word
ぼう bou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
ぼっ bo On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
6 wordsEach dot is a word containing 坊: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 3 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.