武 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「止」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「止」
- On
- ブ・ムぶ・む · bu · mu
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- military; warrior; valour
Stroke order
Origin
戈 "halberd" with 止 "foot"; marching out under arms — hence "military, valour."
Readings and examples
| Onブぶbu | 武力ぶりょく武士ぶし文武ぶんぶ |
|---|---|
| Onムむmu | 武者人形むしゃにんぎょう荒武者あらむしゃ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 武道ぶどう
martial arts
- 武力ぶりょく
military force
- 武士ぶし
- 桓武かんむ
- 勇武ゆうぶ
- 偃武えんぶ
Example
兄は武道を習っている。
My older brother is learning martial arts.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)