Moto 宝: Treasure; Wealth; ValuablesKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ホウ
- Kun'yomi
- たから
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 157 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ホウ)
- 宝石ほうせきgem; jewel
- 国宝こくほうnational treasure
- 宝庫ほうこtreasury; treasure house
- 宝飾ほうしょくjewels and ornaments; jewelry
- 人間国宝にんげんこくほうliving national treasure
- 三宝さんぼうthe Three Jewels; the Triple Gem
- 宝冠ほうかんdiadem; jeweled crown
- 宝刀ほうとうtreasured sword
- 瑞宝章ずいほうしょうOrders of the Sacred Treasure
- 至宝しほうgreatest treasure; most valuable asset
- 財宝ざいほうtreasure
- 重宝ちょうほうconvenient; useful
- 万年通宝まんねんつうほうancient Japanese coinage first minted in 760 CE
- 三宝柑さんぼうかんsanbokan sour orange (Citrus sulcata)
- 三宝荒神さんぼうこうじんguardian deity of the three jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha)
- 三重宝冠さんじゅうほうかん(papal) triple tiara
- 人造宝石じんぞうほうせきartificial jewels
- 什宝じゅうほうtreasured article
- 伝家の宝刀でんかのほうとうone's last resort; trump card
- 伝家の宝刀を抜くでんかのほうとうをぬくto employ one's secret weapon; to play one's trump card
- 南無三宝なむさんぼうHomage to the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha)
- 合成宝石ごうせいほうせきsynthetic gems
- 名宝めいほうfamous treasure; noted treasure
- 多宝塔たほうとうtwo-storied pagoda (with a square base, pent roof and a round top)
- 多宝如来たほうにょらいPrabhutaratna (buddha)
- 大宝たいほうgreat treasure
- 天下の宝刀てんかのほうとうone's last resort; trump card
- 如意宝珠にょいほうじゅCintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 宝たからtreasure
- 宝くじたからくじlottery
- 宝物たからものtreasure; treasured item
- 子宝こだからthe treasure that is children; children
- お宝おたからtreasure
- 八丈宝貝はちじょうだからがいchocolate cowry (Mauritia mauritiana); humpback cowry
- 大御宝おおみたからimperial subjects; the people
- 子宝に恵まれるこだからにめぐまれるto be blessed with children
- 宝さかって入る時はさかって出るたからさかっているときはさかってでるill-gotten gains fade as fast as they were obtained
- 宝さがしたからさがしtreasure hunting; treasure hunt
- 宝づくしたからづくしcollection of treasures; collection of luck-bringing items
- 宝の山たからのやまgold mine; treasure trove
- 宝の山に入りながら手を空しくして帰るたからのやまにいりながらてをむなしくしてかえるto have a good opportunity only to let it slip from your grasp; to come home empty-handed despite having entered treasure mountain
- 宝の持ち腐れたからのもちぐされpearls thrown before swine; unused possession
Other readings
- 七宝しっぽうthe seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli)
- 七宝つなぎしっぽうつなぎshippō pattern (of overlapping circles)
- 七宝文しっぽうもんshippō pattern (of overlapping circles)
- 七宝焼しっぽうやきcloisonne ware
- 七宝焼きしっぽうやきcloisonne ware
- 七宝繋ぎしっぽうつなぎshippō pattern (of overlapping circles)
- 七珍万宝しっちんまんぽうthe seven treasures and many other precious things; all the treasures in the world
- 万宝ばんぽうmany treasures
- 九蓮宝燈チューレンポウトウnine gates; winning hand composed of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit plus one additional tile of the same suit
- 九連宝灯チューレンパオトウnine gates; winning hand consisting of one pung of 1s, one pung of 9s and one tile each of every other number, plus one more suited tile, all in the same suit
- 偽黒筋銀宝にせくろすじぎんぽsabre-toothed blenny (Aspidontus taeniatus)
- 八宝菜はっぽうさいchop suey
- 大宝律令たいほうりつりょうTaiho Code (701 CE)
- 大葉擬宝珠おおばぎぼうしHosta montana (species of plantain lily)
- 天宝てんぽうTenpō era (742-756) (period during the Tang dynasty in China)
- 天平勝宝てんぴょうしょうほうTenpyō-shōhō era (749.7.2-757.8.18)
- 天平宝字てんぴょうほうじTenpyō-hōji era (757.8.18-765.1.7)
- 天平感宝てんぴょうかんぽうTenpyō-kanpō era (749.4.14-749.7.2); Tenbyō-kanpō era
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