Vita:坊

Parts

• 坊 492 boy
  • 土 150 dirt (soil, earth, ground, land)
  • 方 490 compass (direction)
    • ⼇ * top hat
    • 刀 83 dagger (sword)

KANJIDIC Entry

• 坊 4B37 U574a B32 G8 S7 F1832 N1062 V986 H233 DK171 L492 K1203 O389 DO1676 MN4924 MP3.0150 E1807 IN1858 DJ782 DG371 P1-3-4 I3b4.1 Q4012.7 DR1445 Yfang1 Yfang2 Wbang ボウ ボッ {boy} {priest's residence} {priest}

EDICT Entries

お坊さん [おぼうさん] / (n) Buddhist priest / monk / (P) /

• 寝坊 [ねぼう] / (n,vs) sleeping in late / (P) /
• 赤ん坊 [あかんぼう] / (n) baby / (P) /
• 朝寝坊 [あさねぼう] / (n,vs) oversleeping / late riser / (P) /
• 坊さん [ぼうさん] / (n) Buddhist priest / monk / (P) /
• 坊ちゃん [ぼっちゃん] / (n) son (of others) / (P) /
• 坊っちゃん [ぼっちゃん] / (n) son (of others) / (P) /
• 坊主 [ぼうず] / (n) (1) Buddhist priest / bonze / (2) close cropped hair / crew cut / (P) /
• 本因坊 [ほんいんぼう] / (n) grand master of the game of go / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 2542 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 坊 => 土, 方

Radical

• 坊 => 土 (earth) , 方 (square/raft)

Graphical

• 坊 => 一,丨,一,一,丶,丿,㇆

Pinyin & Meaning

1. Fang1 - surname Fang
2. fang1 - lane (usually as part of a street name)/memorial archway
3. fang2 - workshop/mill

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 坊 (fang1): The component 方 is pronounced as 'fang1'.
2. Pronunciation clue for 坊 (fang2): The component 方 is pronounced as 'fang1'.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 磨坊

Medium Frequency

• 作坊
• 廊坊
• 潍坊 (濰坊)
• 牌坊
• 街坊