朋 — kanji meaning “companion”
朋
companion, friend
- Meanings
- companion, friend
- On'yomi
- ホウ (hou)
- Kun'yomi
- とも
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2039 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 74
- Chinese reading
- péng — Chinese character page
Words with 朋
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同朋 | どうぼう doubou | companions; fellows |
| 朋友 | ほうゆう houyuu | friend; companion |
| 朋友 | ポンユー pon'yuu | friend; companion |
| 同朋大学 | どうほうだいがく douhoudaigaku | Doho University |
| 朋輩 | ほうばい houbai | comrade; friend; associate |
| 朋党 | ほうとう houtou | faction; clique |
| 友朋 | ゆうほう yuuhou | friend |
| 知己朋友 | ちきほうゆう chikihouyuu | intimate friends and acquaintances |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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