帽 means “hat, cap”

ぼう · bou

Also: headgear

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ずきん, おおう

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ボウ, モウ

JLPT N2 · Taught in secondary school · 12 strokes

The story

Cloth (巾) beside 冒, a hood pulled down over the eyes (目): headgear. 帽子 is a hat or cap, 麦わら帽子 a straw hat for summer, and 脱帽, taking off your hat, means you are deeply impressed.

Used in 帽子 (boushi, hat), 麦わら帽子 (mugiwaraboushi, straw hat), and 脱帽 (datsubou, hats off/admiration)

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.