Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1268 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: cannon, gun

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: ホウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: stone

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ホウ gun, cannon, artillery, ordnance

ホウカ gunfire, fire

シュホウ main battery, main armament

迫撃 ハクゲキホウ mortar