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JLPT N1 · 8 strokes

The kanji 朋 — “friend (name)”

朋 means friend (name) and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 8 strokes and uses the moon / body radical (月).

Stroke order · 8 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ホウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): とも
Radical: 月 · moon / body
Strokes: 8

How to remember 朋

Two moons (月月) side by side — like-minded friends. In names: 朋子, 朋美; the poetic sibling of 友.

Example words with 朋

Kun'yomi readings

朋ともfriend (in names)

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