Hanja Analyzer
旺

旺 — wang

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
왕성할 왕
Romanization
wang
English
prosper; prosperous; increase
Mandarin
wàng
Japanese on'yomi
オウ
Japanese kun'yomi
さかん
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#2,342 of 2,500
Strokes
8
Radical
日 (72, 4 residual)
Phonetic component
王
Unicode
U+65FA

Parts that make up 旺

  • 日 날 일 해해와 밝기, 그리고 하루와 때
  • 王 구슬 옥variant of 玉 실에 꿴 옥 세 조각옥과 아름다운 돌. 왼쪽에서 王 처럼 쓴다

How 旺 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 旺 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 日, 往.

Korean example words with 旺

  • 왕성旺盛 Korean gloss: 한창 성함
  • 왕운旺運 Korean gloss: 왕성한 운수
  • 왕기旺氣 Korean gloss: 행복스럽게 될 조짐
  • 토왕土旺 Korean gloss: 오행(五行)에서, 땅의 기운이 왕성하다는 절기. 일 년에 네 번으로, 입춘ㆍ입하ㆍ입추ㆍ입동 전 각 18일 동안이다
  • 익왕하다益旺 Korean gloss: 더욱 왕성하다
  • 왕일하다旺溢 Korean gloss: 아름답게 넘쳐흐르다
  • 왕연하다旺然 Korean gloss: 사물이 매우 왕성하다
  • 만왕하다萬旺 Korean gloss: 윗사람의 원기가 매우 왕성하다
  • 왕성기旺盛期 Korean gloss: 한창 성한 시기
  • 생왕방生旺方 Korean gloss: 오행(五行)에서, 길(吉)한 방위
  • 생왕生旺 Korean gloss: 오행(五行)에서, 길(吉)한 방위.
  • 성왕하다盛旺 Korean gloss: 한창 성하다.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 旺

  • 旺盛おうせい lively; vigorous; energetic
  • 旺然おうぜん prosperous
  • 旺文社おうぶんしゃ Oubunsha (publisher)
  • 気力旺盛きりょくおうせい being full of energy (drive, motivation, vitality)
  • 元気旺盛げんきおうせい brimming with vitality; full of vigor; full of life
  • 士気旺盛しきおうせい morale being very high; heightened fighting spirit
  • 食欲旺盛しょくよくおうせい voracious; having a hearty appetite
  • 好奇心旺盛こうきしんおうせい brimming with curiosity

Characters sharing the phonetic 王

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “왕”

Other hanja with radical 日

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