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What does the kanji 坊 mean?

坊 means boy; monk, annex. On'yomi ボウ、ボッ.

Quick facts
On'yomiボウ、ボッ
Strokes7
Main radical土
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
On'yomi ボウ、ボッ
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework7 strokes

boy; monk, annex

Memory hook

On a plot of earth (土) a small side-house is built facing one way (方) — BOY, MONK.

Main radical

土soil, earth 3 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 7 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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