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貌

form
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingボウ、バク
Kun readingかたち、かたどる
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. form
    犯罪の全貌はまだ明らかになっていない。We do not yet know everything about the crime.tatoeba
    彼は彼女の美貌と歌をほめた。He praised her beauty and her singing.tatoeba
  2. appearance
  3. countenanceRtK

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Radical豸badger
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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skunk · badger · white (白) · dove · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2125

Compound words

全貌ぜんぼう
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
美貌びぼう
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
変貌へんぼう
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
外貌がいぼう
outward appearance
顔貌かおかたち
features
相貌そうぼう
looks
体貌たいぼう
appearance
風貌ふうぼう
(a person's) appearance
面貌めんぼう
looks
容貌ようぼう
looks
容貌魁偉ようぼうかいい
(a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique

Additional Examples

彼の美貌と礼儀正しい身のこなしに、私はだまされた。
I was taken in by his good looks and gracious manners.tatoeba
彼の一番の魅力は容貌にではなく、性格にある。
His chief attraction lies in his character, not his looks.tatoeba
日本は工業化の結果急激な変貌を遂げた。
Japan has undergone a drastic change as a result of industrialization.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 貌

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