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宝 kanji
treasure, wealth, valuables
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 6 (elementary school)
On readings
ホウ
Kun readings
たから
Variant forms
寚寳寶Words with 宝
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —宝飾店jewellers
- —宝瓶宮Aquarius (11th zodiacal sign); the Water Bearer; the Water Carrier
- —多宝塔two-storied pagoda (with a square base, pent roof and a round top)
- —金宝樹crimson bottlebrush; Callistemon citrinus
- —輪宝貝triumphant star turban (species of turban shell, Guildfordia triumphans)
- —三宝柑sanbokan sour orange (Citrus sulcata)
- —宝石学gemology; gemmology
- —宝形造pyramidal roof; polygonal roof
- —宝物庫treasure house; storage for valuable property
- —七宝文shippō pattern (of overlapping circles)
- —秘宝館adult museum; sex museum
- —合成宝石synthetic gems
- —三重宝冠(papal) triple tiara
- —重宝がるto find useful; to think highly of
- —人造宝石artificial jewels
- —七宝焼きcloisonne ware
- —南無三宝Homage to the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha); oh no!; good heavens!; oops
- —七珍万宝the seven treasures and many other precious things; all the treasures in the world
- —天平感宝Tenpyō-kanpō era (749.4.14-749.7.2); Tenbyō-kanpō era
- —天平勝宝Tenpyō-shōhō era (749.7.2-757.8.18)