Quick answer
宝 is the kanji for "Treasure". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is たから (takara). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Treasure
Also : Wealth · Valuables
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
8 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 宝 represents 'TREASURE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of treasure.
On-reading: ほう — remember this sound by associating it with treasure. Kun-reading: たから.
Example Sentences
家族の笑顔こそが、私にとって最大の宝です。
かぞくのえがおこそが、わたしにとってさいだいのたからです。
The smiles of my family are the greatest treasure for me.
宝くじで当選することを夢見ていますが、まだ当たったことがありません。
たからくじでとうせんすることをゆめみていますが、まだあたったことがありません。
I dream of winning the lottery, but I've never won.
Vocabulary using 宝
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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