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茫

Readings

Kana: ボウ、とお.い
Romaji: bou, too.i
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

wide, extensive

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  140
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-3-6
Korean Reading:  mang
Chinese Reading:  mang2
Unicode:  832b
JIS:  682B

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3936
New Nelson Index: 5029
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k6.6
Four Corner Index: 4411.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30900X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0622

Words

茫 (ぼう)
extensive; spacious; vague; hazy
茫々 (ぼうぼう、もうもう)
wide expanse of flat surface (e.g. sea, plains); endless; rampant growth of (weeds, hair)
草ぼうぼう (くさぼうぼう)
covered with weeds
呆然 (ぼうぜん、ボーゼン、もうぜん)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
渺茫 (びょうぼう)
vast; boundless
茫洋 (ぼうよう)
vastness
茫漠 (ぼうばく)
boundless; vast; vague; obscure
蒼茫 (そうぼう)
vast and blue (e.g. ocean); dusky; shadowy
茫然自失 (ぼうぜんじしつ)
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
瀰茫 (びぼう)
endless river; boundless water
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