Kanji
Readingぽう
Frequency6%
Used in (76 in total)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
the other; the other one
long way; distant place
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
three sides; small offering stand
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
traditional Chinese medicine
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
Chinese herbal medicine
one side; one of a pair
the ten directions (north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest, up and down); all directions; everywhere
doctor practising Western medicine (during the Edo period)
not watching where one is driving; not keeping one's eyes on the road
to try all possible means
doctor of Chinese (herbal) medicine
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down); hexagonal
keyhole-shaped tumulus (form of ancient Imperial grave)
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction
Western medicine (as introduced to Japan by the Dutch during the Edo period)
to find a solution (after struggle)
Southern Kuril Islands (held by Russia, claimed by Japan); Northern Territories
everybody doing well (e.g. purchaser, buyer and society); three-way satisfaction; all three parties doing well
full of holes (e.g. argument); vulnerable to any kind of attack (or criticism, etc.)
the four northern islands (held by Russia); south Kuril Islands; northern territories
worlds of the ten directions
cubic centimeter; cubic centimetre
products of the south seas
Southern Buddhism (as practiced in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia)
limitless time and space
staring at or watching all sides
many lands; many means
Northern Territories dispute; Kuril Islands dispute
Great Northern War (1700-1721)
left-hand match; begins-with match; matching a sub-string with the beginning of a field
forward compatible; upward compatible
forward compatibility; upward compatibility
large hanging paper lantern
State Minister in Charge of Issues of Okinawa and Northern Territories
cubic close packing; cubic closest packing
haüyne; hauynite
Northern Limit Line; North Limit Line; NLL; demarcation line in the Yellow Sea between North Korea and South Korea
Northern Buddhism (as practiced in East Asia)
Boreoeutheria (clade of placental mammals); Boreotheria; boreoeutherians
to the satisfaction of all parties; all sides being happy and satisfied