Kanji Detail for 菫 - "violet, flower"

菫

Jinmeiyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

菫 means "violet, flower."
1. Violet - A purple flowering plant.
2. Flower - A delicate blossom.
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- Verified meaning: violet, flower
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read きん, すみな, すみれ)
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Name readings of 菫

Given names 菫(きん) 菫(すみな) 菫(すみれ)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

the violet

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

celery, aconite

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

variant of 堇[jin3]; violet

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

A vegetable plant. Also called 旱芹 (dry celery). Leaves are broad. Flowers are light purple. Stems and leaves taste bitter. When boiled, they become sweet and smooth. - Upper part follows 艸. Different from 堇 in the Earth radical section. Also written as 菫.
Onyomi

kin(キン)
Kunyomi

sumire(すみれ)
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

艸艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)
Related Keywords

violet flower bloom blossom purple flora fragrance garden delicate petal plant spring