Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
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Stroke count: 15
Meaning: plant, sow
Kunyomi: ま.く
Onyomi: ハ バン ハン
Composition: 扌 番
Radical: 手
Meaning: hand
播種 (ハシュ) sowing, seeding, planting
は種床 (ハシュドコ) container for growing seedlings, seedbed, sowing bed
播州 (バンシュウ) old name for part of Hyogo prefecture
蒔く (まく) to sow, to plant, to seed, to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict), to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)