Kanji

What does the kanji 巴 mean?

巴 means comma-shaped swirl (tomoe); Ba (place name). On'yomi ハ. Kun'yomi ともえ、うずまき.

Quick facts
On'yomiハ
Kun'yomiともえ、うずまき
Strokes4
Main radical己
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ハKun'yomi ともえ、うずまき
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework4 strokes

comma-shaped swirl (tomoe); Ba (place name)

Memory hook

One stroke coiling round into a comma shape — COMMA DESIGN, TOMOE.

Stroke order · 4 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.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.