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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2106 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: so-and-so, one, a certain, that person

Kunyomi: それがし, なにがし

Onyomi: ボウ

Composition: 甘 木

某

Radical

Radical: 木

Meaning: tree

Reading: き

Frequency: 1,369

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

木

Examples

Onyomi Examples

某 (ボウ) certain, one, I, me

某月 (ボウゲツ) a certain month

某々 (ボウボウ) so-and-so

何がし (ナニガシ) certain amount, some, certain person, Mr So-and-so, a certain ..., I, me

Kunyomi Examples

某 (それがし) someone, unknown person, I, me

何がし (なにがし) certain amount, some, certain person, Mr So-and-so, a certain ..., I, me

何の某 (なんのなにがし) certain person, certain amount

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