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帆

sail
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingハン
Kun readingほ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. sailRtK
    彼は順風満帆だ。He is on a roll.tatoeba
    帆は全部下ろされた。All the sails were taken down.tatoeba

Synonyms

セール

Homonyms

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Same reading (ほ)
舗 · shop歩 · step穂 · ear (of a cereal plant)

Radicals and components

Radical巾cloth
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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towel · mediocre · drop (丶) · wind (風)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 434

Compound words

帆走はんそう
sailing
帆船はんせん
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
主帆しゅはん
main sail
出帆しゅっぱん
setting sail
真帆まほ
spread-out sail
帆柱ほばしら
mast
帆立ほたて
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis)
帆檣はんしょう
mast
三角帆さんかくほ
jib sail
帆立貝ほたてがい
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis)
順風満帆じゅんぷうまんぱん
smooth sailing
日本外洋帆走協会にっぽんがいようはんそうきょうかい
Nippon Ocean Racing Club

Additional Examples

帆が風にはためいた。
The sails fluttered in the wind.tatoeba
帆がいっぱいに風をはらんだ。
The wind filled the sails.tatoeba

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 帆

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