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Kanji Detail for 芭 - "banana plant"

芭

  • Meaning

    芭 means "banana plant." Also associated with basho.

    1. Banana plant - A tropical plant (basho).

    2. Basho - Associated with the famous poet Matsuo Basho.

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    • Verified meaning: banana plant
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read はな)
    • Also carries these associations: basho

    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 芭

    Given names 芭(はな)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    banana

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    plantain or banana palm; fragrant

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    an unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞[Chu3 ci2]; used in 芭蕉[ba1 jiao1]; used in transliteration

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    a plantain or banana palm

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    芭蕉 (plantain/banana). A fruit plant. See "蕉" for details.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ba(バ) バ

    ha(ハ) ハ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    banana plant basho botanical fiber flora foliage fruit growth leaf musa ornamental plantain tropical vegetation

Sentences including 芭

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