JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 帽: "cap, headgear"
The kanji 帽 means "cap, headgear". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ボウ, モウ in on'yomi and ずきん, おお.う in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ボウモウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ずきんおお.う
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | cap, headgear |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1742 of 2,501 |
Common words with 帽
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 帽子hat; cap · cap (move)
- 帽hat; cap
- 麦わら帽子straw hat
- 帽子を取るto take off one's hat
- 脱帽removing one's hat · admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
- 烏帽子eboshi; black-lacquered headgear made of silk, cloth or paper, originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
- ベレー帽beret
- ニット帽knitted hat; woollen hat
- 制帽regulation cap; school cap
- 三角帽子three-cornered hat; tricorne
- とんがり帽子pointy hat; cone-shaped hat; pixie hat
- 野球帽baseball cap
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