Kanji1 / 8
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
- —瑞宝双光章Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Rays
- —瑞宝単光章Order of the Sacred Treasure, Silver Rays
- —宝冠大綬章Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown
- —宝冠牡丹章Order of the Precious Crown, Peony
- —宝冠白蝶章Order of the Precious Crown, Butterfly
- —宝冠藤花章Order of the Precious Crown, Wistaria
- —宝冠杏葉章Order of the Precious Crown, Apricot
- —宝冠波光章Order of the Precious Crown, Ripple
- —伝家の宝刀one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
- —天下の宝刀one's last resort; trump card
- —七宝つなぎshippō pattern (of overlapping circles)
- —家宝にするto treasure (something) as a heirloom; to cherish forever
- —宝玉と勺杖Orb and Sceptre (march by Sir William Walton)
- —宝永大噴火Hōei eruption (Mount Fuji eruption of 1707-08)
- —伝家の宝刀を抜くto employ one's secret weapon; to play one's trump card; to use the ace up one's sleeve
- —日本宝石協同組合Japan Jewelers Association; JJA
- —こども教育宝仙大学Hosen College of Childhood Education
- —内宝inside; (another's) wife
- —宝燈lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering; votive light
- —七宝焼cloisonne ware