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Kanji Detail for 芦 - "reed, rush"

芦

  • Meaning

    芦 means "reed, rush."

    1. Reed - A tall grass growing in wetlands.

    2. Rush - A marsh plant.

  • Tattoo check: 芦

    • Verified meaning: reed, rush
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あし, ろ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 芦

    Surnames 芦(あし)Listen 芦(ろ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    reed; bullrush

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    rushes, reeds

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    rush; reed; Phragmites communis

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    rushes, reeds

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ro(ロ) ロ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ashi(あし) あし

    yoshi(よし) よし

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    reed rush grass plant marsh wetland aquatic tall slender vegetation flora

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