Word Meaning 宝珠

ほうじゅ houju

宝珠 is read as ほうじゅ (houju) and means precious orb.

Meaning

English

precious orb
Cintamani stone
wish-fulfilling jewel
hōju
uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial

Reading

Kana

ほうじゅ

Romaji

houju

Writing Variants

宝珠ほうしゅ houshu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 136333 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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宝珠の玉

ほうじゅのたま

Cintamani stone

大葉擬宝珠

おおばぎぼうし

Hosta montana (species of plantain lily)

小葉擬宝珠

こばぎぼうし

Hosta sieboldii (species of plantain lily)

如意宝珠

にょいほうじゅ

Cintamani stone

摩尼宝珠

まにほうじゅ

jewel

擬宝珠

ぎぼし

Welsh onion flower

擬宝珠虫

ぎぼしむし

acorn worm (any hemichordate of class Enteropneusta)

宝飾

ほうしょく

jewels and ornaments

宝刀

ほうとう

treasured sword

宝冠

ほうかん

diadem

宝結び

たからむすび

takaramusubi emblem (clan crest made of knots)

宝塚造形芸術大学

たからづかぞうけいげいじゅつだいがく

Takarazuka University of Art and Design