某 — so-and-so, one, a certain

ぼう某 so-and-so

ぼう

U+67D0 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #2106 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1896 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

so-and-so
one
a certain
that person

Readings

On'yomi: ぼう bou
Kun'yomi: それがし soregashi なにがし nanigashi

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).

某(ぼう) bou certain

Words by frequency and grade

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Each dot is a word containing 某: 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

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

あまえる甘 sweet #99

き木 tree #75

Used as component in (2)

ぼう謀 conspire ばい媒 mediator

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#75 木 tree