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Kanji Detail for 菫 - "violet, flower"

  • Meaning

    菫 means "violet, flower."

    1. Violet - A purple flowering plant.

    2. Flower - A delicate blossom.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    the violet

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    celery, aconite

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 堇[jin3]; violet

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

    A vegetable plant. Also called 旱芹 (dry celery). Leaves are broad. Flowers are light purple. Stems and leaves taste bitter. When boiled, they become sweet and smooth. - Upper part follows 艸. Different from 堇 in the Earth radical section. Also written as 菫.
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