What does kanji 朋 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 朋 is companion.

How is kanji 朋 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 朋 are とも; the onyomi readings are ホウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 朋?

The main radical for kanji 朋 is 月.

What words use kanji 朋?

Example words that use kanji 朋 include 朋, 朋友, 朋党, 同朋.

JinmeiyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 1

朋

Meaning

Kanji 朋

companion

companion, friend

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: とも
Onyomi 音読み: ホウ
Nanori 名乗り: ともゆき

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2039
Strokes: 8
Radical: 月
Components: 月
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 10 common entries

Showing 10 of 12 entries that include this kanji.

朋

とも

accompaniment

朋友

ほうゆう

friend

朋党

ほうとう

faction

同朋

どうほう

companions

友朋

ゆうほう

friend

桐朋学園芸術短期大学

とうほうがくえんげいじゅつたんきだいがく

Tōhō Gakuen College of Drama and Music

桐朋学園大学

とうほうがくえんだいがく

Toho Gakuen School of Music

桐朋学園大学院大学

とうほうがくえんだいがくいんだいがく

Toho Gakuen Graduate School

知己朋友

ちきほうゆう

intimate friends and acquaintances

同朋大学

どうほうだいがく

Doho University

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

困ったときこそ、真の朋がわかる。

It is in difficult times that you learn who your true friend is.

彼は昔からの朋を大切にしている。

He values his old friends.

旅には、気の合う朋がいると心強い。

Traveling feels more reassuring when you have a like-minded companion.

志を同じくする朋と出会えた。

I met companions who share the same aspirations.

その学校では、朋として互いに学び合う。

At that school, fellow students learn from one another as companions.

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