Keyword
phoenix
Info
FrequencyTop 1900-2000
Type
Jinmeiyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2268
Readings
ほう
(84%)
Composed of
desk
one
bird
Used in vocabulary (39 in total)
feng (male Chinese firebird)
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
white Chinese phoenix; white Chinese firebird
(garden) balsam; Impatiens balsamina
gifted young person who shows much promise
imperial carriage
verbal message
Hakuho period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 645-710 CE)
gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel
Hōō Maru (Western-style Japanese frigate, launched in 1853)
gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
pineapple
buttercup (Ranunculus japonicus)
blessing of heaven; hand in which the dealer goes out on their initial deal
tower crowned by a representation of the Chinese firebird; beautiful tower
imperial carriage
royal poinciana (Delonix regia); flamboyant
shō (Japanese free reed musical instrument)
spangle (species of black swallowtail butterfly, Papilio protenor)
Bambusa multiplex var. elegans (variety of hedge bamboo)
royal poinciana (Delonix regia); flamboyant
meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris var. nipponicus)
Chinese phoenix pattern
wing-rings (weapon)
Chinese windmill (species of red-bodied swallowtail butterfly, Atrophaneura alcinous)
Phoenix (constellation)
sho (Japanese free reed musical instrument)
intricately inscribed ancient bronze or iron mirror featuring a pair of firebirds
intricately inscribed ancient bronze or iron mirror featuring a pair of firebirds
inscription of a fantastic birdlike creature found on Yin and Zhou dynasty bronze ware, etc.
inscription of a fantastic birdlike creature found on Yin and Zhou dynasty bronze ware, etc.
splendid multistoried building; Ministry of Central Affairs (under the ritsuryo system)
Pyrrosia tricuspis (species of felt fern)
Vulsella vulsella (species of clam)
mock swallowtail butterfly moth (Epicopeia hainesii)