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Kanji Detail for 苧 - "ramie, hemp thread"

  • Meaning

    苧 means "ramie, hemp thread."

    1. Ramie - A perennial plant of the Urticaceae family.

    2. Hemp thread - Thread made from ramie or hemp fibers (Japanese usage).

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    hemp; flax

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    China grass, ramie (Boehmeria nivea)

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in 苧麻|苎麻[zhu4 ma2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    China grass, ramie

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

    苧麻 (ramie). A grass name. Leaves are oval. With serrated edges. Back covered with white hair. Stem bark fiber is tough, soft, and smooth. Split into threads for making thread and cloth. Found in many provinces. That from Jiangxi is most famous.
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