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Kanji Detail for 蒲 - "cattail, reed, flexible"

  • Meaning

    蒲 means "cattail, reed, flexible."

    1. Cattail - A tall wetland plant.

    2. Reed - An aquatic grass used for weaving.

    3. Willow - A flexible tree near water.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    bullrush; flag; cattail

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    type of rush; vine

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Pu; old place name

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    vine, rush

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

    A plant name. Also called 香蒲 (cattail). Stems are four to five feet tall. Leaves are slender, long, and pointed. Flowers are brown. Stems and leaves are edible when tender. Leaves can be woven into mats and fans. Also used as packaging material. Commonly called 蒲包 (cattail wrapper). | 白菖 (sweet flag). Also called 菖蒲. See "菖" for details. Also abbreviated as 蒲. The custom of making 蒲 swords at Dragon Boat Festival is from this. Therefore the fifth month of the lunar calendar is also called 蒲月. | 蒲柳 (willow). It is 水楊 (water poplar). Such as saying 蒲柳之姿 (a willow's appearance). Looking forward to autumn, first to wither. Today those of weak constitution often use this metaphor.
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