帆
帆 — Sail
sail
On’yomiハン (han)
Kun’yomiほ (ho)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 帆
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 帆 | ほ ho | sail |
| 帆船 | はんせん hansen | sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel |
| 帆走 | はんそう hansou | sailing |
| 順風満帆 | じゅんぷうまんぱん junpuumanpan | smooth sailing |
Study notes
帆 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1923 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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