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: ボウ、バク、かたち、かたどる
Romaji: bou, baku, katachi, katadoru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

form, appearance, countenance

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  153
Frequency: 
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-7-7
Korean Reading:  mag
Chinese Reading:  mao4
Unicode:  8c8c
JIS:  4B46

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1556
Nelson Index: 4483
New Nelson Index: 5762
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c10.6
Four Corner Index: 2621.0
Gakken Index: 1688
Daikanwanjiten Index: 36556
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0685
Remembering the kanji Index: 2733
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1408
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2125
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1958

Words

(かお、がん)
face; visage; look; expression; countenance; honor; honour; face; influence; notoriety
風貌 (ふうぼう)
looks; appearance
美貌 (びぼう)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
全貌 (ぜんぼう)
whole story; full picture; full particulars
容貌魁偉 (ようぼうかいい)
(a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique
(かたち、よう)
form; shape; figure; visage
変貌 (へんぼう)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
容貌 (ようぼう)
looks; personal appearance; features
体貌 (たいぼう)
appearance
面貌 (めんぼう)
looks
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