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Kanji Detail for 茅 - "cogon grass, thatch"

茅

  • Meaning

    茅 means "cogon grass, thatch."

    1. Cogon grass - A tall grass used for thatching.

    2. Thatch - Roof covering made from grass.

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    • Verified meaning: cogon grass, thatch
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かや, ちがや, めぐむ)

    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 茅

    Given names 茅(かや)Listen 茅(ちがや)Listen 茅(めぐむ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    miscanthus reed

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    reeds, rushes, grass; surname

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Mao

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    rushes, reeds, grass; surname

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

    A grass name. There are several types: white cogon, yellow cogon, etc. The common one is white cogon. Stem and leaves are sharp and pointed. One to two feet long. Can be used to thatch roofs. Root used in medicine. Yellow cogon can make rope. | Interchangeable with 茇. 草茇 is also written as 草茅. Such as saying 草茅下士 (lowly commoner). Meaning a rustic person. | A mountain name. That is Juju Mountain. In the southeast of Jurong County, Jiangsu. In Han times, Mao Ying and his brothers Zhong and Gu came here. Called the Three Lords Mao. Hence named the mountain.

  • Onyomi

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    boh(ボウ) ボウ

    myoh(ミョウ) ミョウ

  • Kunyomi

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    chigaya(ちがや) ちがや

    kaya(かや) かや

  • Strokes

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    8 strokes

  • Radical

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    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    cogon grass thatch kaya mosquito net reed rush straw roof covering hay plant herb matting weaving field meadow grass tall

Sentences including 茅

  • This house has a thatched roof.

More kanji with the radical 艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

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