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Readings

Kana: ヒョウ、ホウ
Romaji: hyō, hou
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

leopard, panther

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  153
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-7-3
Korean Reading:  pyo
Chinese Reading:  bao4
Unicode:  8c79
JIS:  493F

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4475
New Nelson Index: 5753
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a10.1
Four Corner Index: 2722.0
Japanese Names Index: 1140
Daikanwanjiten Index: 36499X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0678
Remembering the kanji Index: 2734
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1325
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2764
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1847

Words

(ひょう、ヒョウ)
leopard (Panthera pardus); panther
海豹 (あざらし、かいひょう、アザラシ)
true seal (animal); earless seal
君子豹変 (くんしひょうへん)
the wise readily adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise are quick to acknowledge their mistakes and correct them; (in colloquial usage, ironically or as an excuse) the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor
海豹肢症 (あざらしししょう、アザラシししょう)
phocomelia
君子豹変す (くんしひょうへんす)
A wise man changes his mind, a fool never
豹変 (ひょうへん)
sudden change; complete change
胡麻斑海豹 (ごまふあざらし)
spotted seal (Phoca largha)
灰色海豹 (はいいろあざらし、ハイイロアザラシ)
gray seal (Halichoerus grypus); grey seal
全豹 (ぜんぴょう)
the whole; all the rest
黒豹 (くろひょう)
black panther
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