Kanji Detail for 苴 - "insole, bundle, hemp, black, poor"

苴

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
苴 means "insole, bundle, hemp, black, poor."
1. Insole - Grass placed inside footwear.
2. Bundle - Food wrapped in grass.
3. Hemp - Also, hemp seeds.
4. Black - Dark in color.
5. Poor - Crude; inferior.
6. Mend - To repair; to supplement.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

husk; bract; straw wrapper; souvenir gift; bribe

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

sackcloth; female hemp plant

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

surname Ju

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

hemp; sack-cloth

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

Hemp. Seedless ones are called 枲. Seeded ones are called 苴. (Book of Odes) "In the ninth month, gather the hemp." | To wrap. Now calling gifts to others 苞苴 (wrapped gifts). Based on (Record of Rites).
Onyomi

sa(さ)

sho(しょ)

so(そ)
Kunyomi

tsuto
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

艸艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)
Related Keywords
insole grass placed inside footwear bundle food wrapped hemp seeds black dark color poor crude