| 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
- 惚ける 【ホウケル】 to be mentally slow, to be befuddled, to become engrossed in, to become absorbed in, to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.), to be fluffy
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 |