Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

1707 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 19

Meaning: phoenix

Kunyomi: おおとり

Onyomi: ホウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: bird

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ホウ peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish)

ホウテイ long cruise, great distance

タイホウ dapeng (giant bird in Chinese mythology, similar to the roc or Garuda)

ハクホウ era during 1960s dominated by grand champions Taiho and Kashiwado

Kunyomi Examples

大鳥 おおとり large bird, peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish), fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)