Kanji Detail for 榜 - "bow straightener, whip, placard, oar, display"

榜

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
榜 means "bow straightener, whip, placard, oar, display."
1. Bow straightener - A tool for correcting a bow's curve.
2. Whip - To strike with a lash.
3. Placard - A signboard.
4. Oar - A paddle for rowing a boat.
5. Display - To post; to show.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

rudder; oar; name plate

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

placard; list of successful exam candidates

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

notice or announcement; list of names; public roll of successful examinees

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

placard, notice, announcement; a list of names

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To row a boat. Hence boatmen are called 榜人. | To flog. Such as punishment caning is called 榜掠. | To post publicly. In selecting officials, announcing examination results, electing representatives, listing names to inform the public is called 榜. Now mutual praising is called 互相標榜, also meaning to display publicly.
Onyomi

boh(ぼう)

hoh(ほう)
Kunyomi

kaji(かじ)

tatefuda
Strokes

14 strokes
Radical

木 (ki・kihen)
Related Keywords
bow straightener tool correcting curve whip strike lash placard signboard oar paddle rowing boat display