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朋 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「月」

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On
ホウほう · hō
Kun
ともtomo
Meaning
friend; companion

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A pictograph of two strings of shells paired: those who go together — friends.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 朋友ほうゆう

    friend; comrade

  • 朋輩ほうばい

    colleague; fellow

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

朋友(ほうゆう)と久(ひさ)しぶりに語(かた)り合(あ)った。

I talked with an old friend after a long time.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

朋友朋輩朋友friend輩fellow肋rib肴food…肱elbow胡foreig…朔new mo…庄manor呆be dum…亨pass…庖kitche…逢meet
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 月Map of reading ホウAll maps

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