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Kanji Detail for 蒲 - "cattail"

蒲

  • Meaning

    蒲 means "cattail." Also associated with reed.

    1. Cattail - A tall wetland plant.

    2. Reed - An aquatic grass used for weaving.

    3. Willow - A flexible tree near water.

  • Tattoo check: 蒲

    • Verified meaning: cattail
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うら, かば, かま, がま)
    • Also carries these associations: reed

    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 蒲

    Surnames 蒲(うら)Listen 蒲(かば)Listen 蒲(かま)Listen 蒲(がま)Listen 蒲(かんば)Listen 蒲(ぷ)Listen 蒲(まこも)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

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    bo(ボ) ボ

    bu(ブ) ブ

    fu(フ) フ

    ho(ホ) ホ

  • Kunyomi

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    gama(がま) がま

    kaba(かば) かば

    kama(かま) かま

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    cattail reed river willow gama mat bulrush aquatic bog ecosystem flexible flora graceful growth habitat leaf marsh nature plant riverside swamp tall water weeping

Sentences including 蒲

  • Air the futon.

  • The garden is famous for its irises.

  • Tonight we will eat grilled eels.

  • “Ooh, those fish cakes look tasty! Can I try them?” “No, don’t! They’re for New Year’s!” “Jeez, stingy much?”

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