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昴

Readings

Kana: コウ、ボウ、すばる
Romaji: kou, bou, subaru
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

the Pleiades

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  72
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-4-5
Korean Reading:  myo
Chinese Reading:  mao3
Unicode:  6634
JIS:  5A65

Indexes

New Nelson Index: 2441
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c5.12
Four Corner Index: 6072.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13865
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0846
Remembering the kanji Index: 2435
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1579
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2158
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2513
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3091

Words

昴 (すばる、すまる、ぼう)
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
寒昴 (かんすばる)
Pleiades (esp. in winter)
昴星 (ぼうせい、すばるぼし)
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
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