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Kanji Detail for 茅 - "cogon grass, thatch, shelter"
茅
- Meaning
茅 means "cogon grass, thatch, shelter."
Cogon grass - A tall grass used for thatching.
Thatch - Roof covering made from grass.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
miscanthus reed
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
reeds, rushes, grass; surname
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Mao
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
rushes, reeds, grass; surname
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A grass name. There are several types: white cogon, yellow cogon, etc. The common one is white cogon. Stem and leaves are sharp and pointed. One to two feet long. Can be used to thatch roofs. Root used in medicine. Yellow cogon can make rope. | Interchangeable with 茇. 草茇 is also written as 草茅. Such as saying 草茅下士 (lowly commoner). Meaning a rustic person. | A mountain name. That is Juju Mountain. In the southeast of Jurong County, Jiangsu. In Han times, Mao Ying and his brothers Zhong and Gu came here. Called the Three Lords Mao. Hence named the mountain.
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