漢字道KANJIDO

14 strokesRadical

2High school graduate / general14 strokesRadical
On
ボウ・バク
Kun
かたち・かたどる
Meaning
appearance; countenance

Origin

ORIGIN

An animal’s form plus a face: the shape a thing shows to the world.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ボウ変貌・美貌

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 変貌へんぼう

    transformation

  • 美貌びぼう

    good looks

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

十年で町は大きく変貌した。

The town has changed greatly in ten years.

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