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堡 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「土」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「土」
On
ホ・ホウほ・ほう · ho · hō
Kun
とりでtoride
Meaning
fort; redoubt

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Earth 土 with 保 as phonetic: a fort raised from banked earth.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 橋頭堡きょうとうほ

    bridgehead; foothold

  • 堡塁ほるい

    fort; redoubt

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

市場(しじょう)開拓(かいたく)の橋頭(きょうとう)堡(ほ)を築(きず)いた。

They established a foothold in the new market.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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