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Zach

Reading

Kana: ホウ
Romaji: hou
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

stipend, salary

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  1834
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-2-8
Korean Reading:  bong
Chinese Reading:  feng4
Unicode:  4ff8
JIS:  4A70

Indexes

Halpern Index: 114
Nelson Index: 480
New Nelson Index: 249
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a8.18
Four Corner Index: 2525.3
Guide to Remembering Index: 1797
Gakken Index: 1914
Daikanwanjiten Index: 734
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0817
Remembering the kanji Index: 1574
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1054
Kodansha Compact Index: 114
Kanji in Context Index: 1427
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 84
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 96
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1588
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1696
Essential Kanji Index: 1842
Kodansha Kanji Index: 128
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2155
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1305

Words

(ほう)
salary
俸給 (ほうきゅう)
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
俸祿米 (ほうろくまい)
rice allowance
俸給日 (ほうきゅうび)
pay day
俸給生活者 (ほうきゅうせいかつしゃ)
salaried man
年俸 (ねんぽう)
annual salary
加俸 (かほう)
extra allowance
俸祿 (ほうろく)
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
俸給袋 (ほうきゅうぶくろ)
pay envelope
俸を食む (ほうをはむ)
to receive a salary
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