# 宝 — treasure

宝 means “treasure”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ホウ (hou). Kun'yomi: たから (takara). You'll see it in words such as 宝 (takara, “treasure”).

- Meaning: treasure
- On'yomi: ホウ (hou)
- Kun'yomi: たから (takara)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Things 1

## How to remember 宝

Parts: 宀 roof · 玉 jewel

## Words with 宝

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 宝 | たから (takara) | treasure |

## Don't confuse it with

[主](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/master/) · [玉](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ball/) · [国](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/country/) · [住](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/live/)

## More in the “Things 1” set

[券](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ticket/) · [印](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/mark/) · [札](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/banknote/) · [袋](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bag/) · [宝](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/treasure/) · [封](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/seal-an-envelope/) · [械](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/contraption/) · [棒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/stick/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/treasure/. Last updated 2026-11-01.