Jisho

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13 strokes
Radical:
turban, scarf
Parts:
Variants:
canopy, awning, hood, curtain
Kun:
ほろとばり
On:
コウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1309 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Kun reading compounds

  • 幌 【ほろ】 canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it), awning, top (of a convertible), hood, helmet cape, cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
  • 幌蚊帳 【ほろがや】 tent-shaped mosquito net (often used to protect infants)
  • 帳 【とばり】 curtain, hanging, bunting

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
huang3
Korean:
hwang

Spanish

  • dosel
  • toldo
  • marquesina
  • capota

Portuguese

French

  • capote
  • auvent
  • rideau
1003 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1485 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1833 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
787 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
586 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
417 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9022 Morohashi
1577 New Nelson (John Haig)
410 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
438 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3f10.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-10 SKIP code
4621.1 Four corner code
1-43-58 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e4c Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
182 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 向上 【コウジョウ】 elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress
  • 向後 【コウゴ】 hereafter
  • 趣向 【シュコウ】 plan, idea, design, plot, taste, liking, preference
  • 性向 【セイコウ】 inclination, tendency, nature, character

Kun reading compounds

  • 向く 【むく】 to turn toward, to look (up, down, etc.), to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.), to look out on, to front (on), to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.), to be suited to, to be fit for, to go towards, to turn to (of one's interests, feelings, etc.), to be inclined (to do)
  • 向いている 【むいている】 to be cut out for (e.g. a job), to be suited (to)
  • 向ける 【むける】 to turn (towards), to face, to point, to aim, to direct to, to head to, to go towards, to allot, to allocate, to send, to dispatch (e.g. a person), to aim for, to pursue
  • 向かう 【むかう】 to face, to go towards, to head towards
  • 向かうところ敵無し 【むかうところてきなし】 unbeatable, invincible, irresistible
  • 向い 【むかい】 facing, opposite, across the street, other side
  • 向かい合う 【むかいあう】 to be opposite, to face each other
  • 向こう 【むこう】 opposite side, other side, opposite direction, over there, that way, far away, beyond, the other party, the other person, future (starting now)
  • 向こう側 【むこうがわ】 other side, opposite side, other party
  • 向こう 【むこう】 opposite side, other side, opposite direction, over there, that way, far away, beyond, the other party, the other person, future (starting now)
  • 向こう側 【むこうがわ】 other side, opposite side, other party
  • 向い 【むかい】 facing, opposite, across the street, other side
  • 向かい合う 【むかいあう】 to be opposite, to face each other

Readings

Japanese names:
こお、 た、 な、 むか、 むかい、 むこう
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiang4
Korean:
hyang, sang

Spanish

  • mirar hacia
  • volverse
  • hacer frente
  • oponerse

Portuguese

  • Aquele lá
  • em frente
  • além de
  • confronta
  • desafia
  • tende para
  • aproximação

French

  • se diriger vers
  • direction
  • en face
  • de l'autre côté
  • éloigné
  • confronter
  • défier
  • approcher
  • avoir tendance
213 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
294 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
278 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
217 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
101 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
215 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
402 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
312 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
199 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
199 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
557 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
319 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3790 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1934 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2627 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
186 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3301 Morohashi
3052 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
712 New Nelson (John Haig)
183 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
195 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
192 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
266 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
849 2001 Kanji
3d3.10 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-3 SKIP code
2722.0 Four corner code
1-24-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5411 Unicode hex code

8 strokes (also 9)
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
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Kun reading compounds

  • 苺 【いちご】 strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
  • いちご飴 【いちごあめ】 candy-coated strawberry on a stick
  • 幌向苺 【ほろまいいちご】 cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus)
  • 木苺 【きいちご】 raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mei2
Korean:
mae

Spanish

Portuguese

French

3911 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2780 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1923 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
30824X Morohashi
4990 New Nelson (John Haig)
2350 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2438 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1947 2001 Kanji
3k5.4 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-5 SKIP code
2-4-5 SKIP code
4450.7 Four corner code
1-71-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
82fa Unicode hex code