| 4023 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2195 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2973 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2072 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 31720 | Morohashi |
| 5099 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2375 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2458 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蓬客 【ホウカク】 wanderer, drifter
- 蓬窓 【ホウソウ】 window with a view of a Japanese mugwort thicket, poor house, humble house, primitive house
Kun reading compounds
- 蓬 【よもぎ】 Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps), mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia), wormwood, sagebrush
- 蓬生 【よもぎう】 wasteland, area overgrown with weeds
- 大蓬 【おおよもぎ】 Artemisia montana
- 背高蓬 【せいたかよもぎ】 Artemisia selengensis
Readings
- Korean:
- bong
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3k10.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-11 | SKIP code |
| 4430.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 84ec | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蓬莱 【ホウライ】 Mount Penglai, Penglai Island, enchanted land of perpetual youth from Chinese mythology, sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.), Kansai New Year decoration (made from food), Formosa, Taiwan
- 三蓬莱 【サンホウライ】 the three sacred mountains: Fuji, Atsuta, and Kumano
Readings
- Korean:
- rae
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3960 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2847 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 31262X | Morohashi |
| 5039 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3k7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 4490.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 83b1 | Unicode hex code |
banana, plantain
- On:
- ショウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2033 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蕉風 【ショウフウ】 correct style in a haiku (like Basho's)
- 蕉門 【ショウモン】 disciple of Basho
- 蓬莱蕉 【ホウライショウ】 Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa), split-leaf philodendron, cerimen, Mexican breadfruit, fruit salad plant
- 香蕉 【コウショウ】 banana
Readings
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- plátano
- banana
Portuguese
French
| 4048 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2372 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2229 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2994 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1529 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2087 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 31937X | Morohashi |
| 5191 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2367 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2453 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k12.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 4433.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8549 | Unicode hex code |