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Zach

Readings

Kana: ホウ、おおとり
Romaji: hou, ootori
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

phoenix

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  19
Radical Number:  130
Frequency:  1707
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-4-15
Korean Reading:  bung
Chinese Reading:  peng2
Unicode:  9d6c
JIS:  4B32

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3831
New Nelson Index: 6979
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4b15.1
Four Corner Index: 7722.7
Japanese Names Index: 2795
Daikanwanjiten Index: 47005
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0840
Remembering the kanji Index: 2829
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 752
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1021
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2844
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1416

Words

大鳥 (おおとり)
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
大鵬 (たいほう)
dapeng (giant bird in Chinese mythology, similar to the roc or Garuda)
柏鵬時代 (はくほうじだい)
era during 1960s dominated by grand champions Taiho and Kashiwado
鵬程万里 (ほうていばんり)
(over) a great distance; (a long journey (flight, voyage)) to (from) a faraway place
(ほう、ぼう)
peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish)
柏鵬 (はくほう)
era during 1960s dominated by grand champions Taiho and Kashiwado
鵬程 (ほうてい)
long cruise; great distance
鵬翼 (ほうよく)
phoenix wings; aeroplane wings; airplane wings
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