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Kanji Detail for 荻 - "silvergrass"

荻

  • Meaning

    荻 means "silvergrass." Also associated with ogi.

    1. Silvergrass - A tall grass similar to reeds.

    2. Ogi - A perennial grass of the rice family.

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    • Verified meaning: silvergrass
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おぎ)
    • Also carries these associations: ogi

    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 荻

    Given names 荻(おぎ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    reed; rush

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    reed, Miscanthus saccariflorus

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Anaphalis yedoensis (pearly everlasting reed); used in Japanese names with phonetic value Ogi

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    rush, reed; Miscanthus saccariflorus

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

    A plant name. Same type as reeds. Grows by water edges. Five to six feet tall. Leaves are slightly wider than reeds. Stems are also tougher. Small and solid inside. Commonly reeds and 荻 are mentioned together. Both used as fuel for cooking. Song dynasty's Ouyang Xiu received instruction from his mother as a child. She drew on the ground with 荻 to teach him writing. Appears in the "History of Song." Nowadays praise for virtuous mothers includes the phrase "drawing with 荻." Based on this.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    teki(テキ) テキ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ogi(おぎ) おぎ

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    silvergrass ogi reed rush field flora grass herb marsh meadow ornamental perennial plant

Sentences including 荻

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