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Kanji Detail for 幌 - "curtain, hood"

幌

  • Meaning

    幌 means "curtain, hood." Also associated with shop sign.

    1. Curtain - A hanging cloth; drapes.

    2. Shop sign - A banner for sake shops.

    3. Hood - A cover for rickshaws or carriages to protect from sun and rain.

    4. Banner - A cloth worn on armor's back to stop arrows.

  • Words using 幌

    • 札幌 さっぽろ Listen Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)

  • Tattoo check: 幌

    • Verified meaning: curtain, hood
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, ほろ)
    • Also carries these associations: shop sign

    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 幌

    Given names 幌(あきら)Listen

    Surnames 幌(ほろ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    canopy; awning; hood; curtain

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    curtain, cloth screen

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    shop sign; (literary) window curtain

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    curtain, cloth screen, signboard

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

    A curtain. Colloquially, tavern signs are called 幌子.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    horo(ほろ) ほろ

    tobari(とばり) とばり

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    巾 (haba・habahen・kimben)

  • Related Keywords

    curtain shop sign hood awning banner signboard cover canopy blind screen drape cloth shelter cloak

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