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Kanji Detail for 宝 - "treasure, valuable, precious"

宝

  • Meaning

    宝 means "treasure, valuable, precious."

    1. Treasure - Precious valuable thing.

    2. To treasure - To cherish; value.

  • Words using 宝

    • 宝石 ほうせき Listen gem; jewel; precious stone
    • 国宝 こくほう Listen national treasure
    • 宝庫 ほうこ Listen treasury; treasure house; storehouse
    • 宝物 たからもの Listen treasure; treasured item; prized possession
    • 宝飾 ほうしょく Listen jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery
    • 人間国宝 にんげんこくほう Listen living national treasure
    • 重宝 ちょうほう Listen convenient; useful; handy

  • Four-character idioms with 宝

    • 七珍万宝 しっちんまんぽう Listen the seven treasures and many other precious things; all the treasures in the world
    • 南無三宝 なむさんぼう Listen Homage to the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha); oh no!; good heavens!
    • 如意宝珠 にょいほうじゅ Listen Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel

  • Origin of 宝

    The roof 宀 over 玉, jade (the old form 寶 crammed jade, a jar and shell-money underneath): precious things kept safe at home. Treasure — and what a parent calls a child.

    How to remember it: A jewel 玉 kept under the roof 宀 — the treasured thing, whether gem or child.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 宝

    • Verified meaning: treasure, valuable, precious
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read たから, たからさき, とみ, ひじり)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 宝

    Given names 宝(たから)Listen 宝(ひじり)Listen 宝(みち)Listen

    Surnames 宝(たからさき)Listen 宝(とみ)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    treasure; wealth; valuables

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    treasure, jewel; precious, rare

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 寶|宝[bao3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    treasure, jewel; rare, precious

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hoh(ホウ) ホウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    takara(たから) たから

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    宀 (ukammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    treasure valuable precious important wealth abundance asset bounty cherish fortune gem gold hoard jewel prize prosperity riches value

Sentences including 宝

  • What kind of stone is this?

  • A car is a handy thing to own.

  • She passed the jewel off as her own.

  • At last , the gem was in his hands.

  • He has a well of knowledge.

  • It happened that he found the treasure.

  • Sleep and wait for good luck.

  • My children are my treasures.

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