Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
scholar, bachelor
Parts:
Variants:
jar, pot, hinge knuckle, one's aim
Kun:
つぼ
On:
2197 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 壺 【コ】 hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)
  • 壺中 【コチュウ】 inside a jar, coward, timid person
  • 投壺 【トウコ】 pitch-pot (stick-throwing game)
  • 唾壺 【ダコ】 spittoon

Kun reading compounds

  • 壺 【つぼ】 pot, jar, vase, dice cup, depression, basin (e.g. of a waterfall), aim, what one wants, the mark, key point (of a conversation, etc.), essence, acupuncture point, moxibustion point, pressure point, position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.), target (when aiming an arrow)
  • 壷洗い 【つぼあらい】 individually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland)
  • 前つぼ 【まえつぼ】 frontal sandal strap (between the toes)
  • 酒壺 【さかつぼ】 sake jar, jar containing alcohol

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hu2
Korean:
ho

Spanish

  • jarra
  • tarro
  • pote
  • lugar profundo

Portuguese

French

1093 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2852 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5657 Morohashi
1034 New Nelson (John Haig)
2904 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2913 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3p9.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-8 SKIP code
4010.7 Four corner code
1-36-59 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
58f7 Unicode hex code

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On reading compounds

  • 梅雨 【ツユ】 (East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July), rain during the rainy season
  • ばい菌 【バイキン】 germ, germs, bacteria, bug, something dirty or harmful, vermin
  • 防カビ 【ボウカビ】 mold prevention, mildew prevention
  • 防カビ 【ボウカビ】 mold prevention, mildew prevention
  • 青カビ 【アオカビ】 blue mold, blue mould, penicillium

Kun reading compounds

  • 黴 【かび】 mold, mould, mildew
  • カビが生える 【カビがはえる】 to get moldy, to get mouldy, to get out-of-fashion
  • 防カビ 【ぼうカビ】 mold prevention, mildew prevention
  • 青カビ 【あおカビ】 blue mold, blue mould, penicillium
  • 黴びる 【かびる】 to get moldy (mouldy), to get musty, to develop mildew
  • 黴びる 【かびる】 to get moldy (mouldy), to get musty, to develop mildew

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mei2
Korean:
mi

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1643 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1008 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
48196 Morohashi
814 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7065 New Nelson (John Haig)
3i20.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-20 SKIP code
2824.0 Four corner code
1-83-64 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9ef4 Unicode hex code