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、ハッ、ホッ、フラン、のり
Romaji: hou, ha, , ho, , furan, nori
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Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: ho
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Meanings

method, law, rule, principle, model, system

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  100
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  beob
Chinese Reading:  fa4
Unicode:  6cd5
JIS:  4B21

Indexes

Halpern Index: 333
Nelson Index: 2535
New Nelson Index: 3107
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a5.20
Four Corner Index: 3413.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 584
Gakken Index: 145
Japanese Names Index: 824
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17290
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.1043
Remembering the kanji Index: 751
Kanji Way Index: 100
Kanji Flashcards Index: 676
Kodansha Compact Index: 1181
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 612
Kanji in Context Index: 518
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 248
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 295
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 758
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 813
Essential Kanji Index: 213
Kodansha Kanji Index: 391
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 371
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 513
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 516

Words

憲法 (けんぽう)
constitution
違法 (いほう)
illegal; illegality; invalid; unlawfulness
拳法 (けんぽう)
Chinese art of self-defence (defense)
記法 (きほう)
notation
解法 (かいほう)
(key to) solution
技法 (ぎほう)
technique
刑法 (けいほう)
criminal law; penal code
軍法 (ぐんぽう)
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
加法 (かほう)
addition
業法 (ぎょうほう)
industry law; law regulating a certain industry; work one is obligated to carry out
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