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朴

crude
Stroke count: 6

Readings

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Kun readingほう、ほお、えのき
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. crudeRtK
    素朴な疑問なんだけど、・・・トラとライオンはどっちが強いの？This may be a silly question, but which is stronger - a tiger or a lion?tatoeba
    初名は松平頼朴。Initially he went by the name of 'Yorinao MATSUDAIRA.'wiki
  2. simple
  3. plain
  4. docile

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · magic wand · augury

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 220

Compound words

素朴そぼく
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
質朴しつぼく
simple (and honest)
淳朴じゅんぼく
simple and honest
純朴じゅんぼく
simple and honest
醇朴じゅんぼく
simple and honest
惇朴とんぼく
honest and homely
敦朴とんぼく
honest and homely
朴直ぼくちょく
simplicity
朴訥ぼくとつ
unsophisticated
朴とつぼくとつ
unsophisticated
朴の木ほおのき
magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
朴念仁ぼくねんじん
quiet unsociable person

Additional Examples

材は樫、欅、朴など。
The base board is made of oak, Japanese zelkova, Japanese white-barked magnolia, etc.wiki

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 朴

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step