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: ボク、ほう、ほお、えのき
Romaji: boku, hou, hoo, enoki
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

crude, simple, plain, docile

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  1626
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-2
Korean Reading:  bag
Chinese Reading:  pu2
Unicode:  6734
JIS:  4B51

Indexes

Halpern Index: 819
Nelson Index: 2176
New Nelson Index: 2544
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a2.3
Four Corner Index: 4390.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1819
Gakken Index: 1896
Japanese Names Index: 255
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14428
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0066
Remembering the kanji Index: 207
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1416
Kodansha Compact Index: 1070
Kanji in Context Index: 1529
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 548
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 725
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 211
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 220
Essential Kanji Index: 1828
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1013
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1854
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1082

Words

(えのき、エノキ)
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank; enokitake; enokidake
素朴 (そぼく)
simplicity; artlessness; naivete; pristineness; idyll
朴念仁 (ぼくねんじん)
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
朴の木 (ほおのき、ほうのき、ホオノキ、ホウノキ)
magnolia (Magnolia obovata); Japanese big leaf magnolia
単純素朴 (たんじゅんそぼく)
plain and simple; naive
(ほお、ほおがしわ)
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
朴訥 (ぼくとつ)
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
朴直 (ぼくちょく)
simplicity; honesty; naivete
淳朴 (じゅんぼく)
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
質朴 (しつぼく)
simplicity; unsophisticatedness
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