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Kanji Detail for 茉 - "jasmine"

茉

  • Meaning

    茉 means "jasmine." Also associated with fragrant.

    1. Jasmine - A fragrant flowering plant.

    2. Fragrant - Sweet-smelling; aromatic.

  • Origin of 茉

    The grass crown 艹 over 末, which lends the reading matsu. It exists almost solely inside 茉莉 (matsuri), jasmine, and in given names.

    How to remember it: A flower 艹 kept for its sound — the matsu of jasmine 茉莉.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

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    • Verified meaning: jasmine
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あすか, ま, まつ, まりか)
    • Also carries these associations: fragrant

    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 茉

    Given names 茉(あすか)Listen 茉(まりか)Listen

    Surnames 茉(ま)Listen 茉(まつ)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    jasmine

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    white jasmine

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in 茉莉[mo4 li4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    white jasmine

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

    茉莉 (jasmine). A shrub name. Most abundant in Fujian and Guangdong. Leaves are oval-shaped and opposite. Blooms white flowers in summer that are very fragrant. Scented tea leaves are often infused with these flowers.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    batsu(バツ) バツ

    ma(マ) マ

    matsu(マツ) マツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    jasmine fragrant beauty fragrance bloom blossom delicate flower herbal plant scent sweet tea aroma

Sentences including 茉

  • "I hear two houses away the Aoki's little Mana gave birth to a girl." "Hm, what's her name?" "Himari." "Written how?" "Oh, I forgot to ask. Hmm, I wonder how it's written."

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