Entry
  1. Noun

    peeled persimmon cured in the sun for stronger taste; dried persimmon

  2. partially dried fish; half-dried fish

Also written 甘干【あまぼし】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary

Kun
あま.いあま.えるあま.やかすうま.い
On
カン
Strokes
5
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1248 of 2500
Radical
sweet
WaniKani
Level 36

Built from

Used in names as

かも

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
4-5-2, 4-4-2SKIP code
0a5.32The Kanji Dictionary
4477.0Four corner code
1978deroo
7518Unicode hex code
1-20-37JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2988Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3710New Nelson (John Haig)
3494New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4306Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2176Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2930Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1757Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1894Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1212A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
207Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1333Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21643Morohashi
1093A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1492Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1591Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
738Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1052Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
345Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1325Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1773Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gan1Pinyin reading
gamKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
36WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede

Kun
ほ.すほ.し--ぼ.しひ.る
On
カン
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1349 of 2500
Radical
dry
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Used in names as

ほし

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
4-3-1SKIP code
2k1.1The Kanji Dictionary
1040.0Four corner code
3155deroo
5e72Unicode hex code
1-20-19JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1492Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1589New Nelson (John Haig)
3379New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4187Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2116Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2863Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1648Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1777Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1179A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
26Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1542Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9165Morohashi
825A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
584Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
593Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
502Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
840henshall3
826Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
506Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
572Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1663Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gan1, gan4Pinyin reading
gan, gangKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level