This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ホウ、とも
Romaji: hou, tomo
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

companion, friend

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  130
Frequency:  2039
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-4-4
Korean Reading:  bung
Chinese Reading:  peng2
Unicode:  670b
JIS:  4A7E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 880
Nelson Index: 3737
New Nelson Index: 4769
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4b4.1
Four Corner Index: 7722.0
Gakken Index: 1860
Japanese Names Index: 616
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14340P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.1037
Remembering the kanji Index: 19
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 593
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 784
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 19
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 19
Essential Kanji Index: 1982
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1092
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3946

Words

(とも)
friend; companion; comrade; pal
知己朋友 (ちきほうゆう)
intimate friends and acquaintances
朋輩 (ほうばい)
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
友朋 (ゆうほう)
friend
同朋 (どうぼう、どうほう)
companions; fellows
朋党 (ほうとう)
faction; clique
朋友 (ほうゆう、ポンユー)
friend; companion
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