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Kanji Detail for 藤 - "wisteria"

藤

  • Meaning

    藤 means "wisteria." Also associated with vine, kudzu.

    1. Wisteria - A climbing plant of the legume family with beautiful purple flowers.

    2. Vine - Climbing plants; creeping vegetation.

  • Words using 藤

    • 葛藤 かっとう Listen conflict; complication; troubles

  • Tattoo check: 藤

    • Verified meaning: wisteria
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かつら, とう, どう, とうざき)
    • Also carries these associations: vine, kudzu

    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 藤

    Given names 藤(かつら)Listen 藤(ふじ)Listen

    Surnames 藤(とう)Listen 藤(どう)Listen 藤(とうざき)Listen 藤(とうじ)Listen 藤(ふじかつ)Listen 藤(ふじすえ)Listen 藤(ふじたか)Listen 藤(ふじつぎ)Listen 藤(ふじつぐ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    wisteria

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    rattan, cane; creeper plant

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 藤[teng2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    ivy, creeper

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

    Woody plants that are vines. Many varieties. Those commonly used to make utensils are all white rattan. Mostly produced in tropical regions. Also called 沙藤 (sand rattan). Also written as 籐. | The tendrils of any vine plants are commonly called 藤. Such as 瓜藤 (melon vine), 葛藤 (kudzu vine). | 紫藤 (wisteria). A flower name. Those with white flowers are also called 銀藤 (silver wisteria). Such as saying 藤架 (wisteria trellis), 藤蔭 (wisteria shade). All have this meaning.

  • Onyomi

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    doh(ドウ) ドウ

    toh(トウ) トウ

  • Kunyomi

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    fuji(ふじ) ふじ

  • Strokes

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    18 strokes

  • Radical

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    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    wisteria vine kudzu climbing clusters creeping drooping flora flowers fragrant garden hanging lavender ornamental pergola purple plant spring

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