帆
JLPT N1 · 6 strokes
Kanji 帆: "sail"
The kanji 帆 means "sail". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ハン in on'yomi and ほ 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)
ハン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ほ
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 | sail |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1923 of 2,501 |
Common words with 帆
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 帆sail
- 帆船sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
- 順風満帆smooth sailing
- 帆柱mast
- 真帆spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
- 出帆setting sail; departure (from a port)
- 帆布sailcloth; canvas
- 帆走sailing
- 帆桁(sail) yard; boom
- 帆綱halyard
- 帆立Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
- 白帆white sail
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