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Kanji Detail for 蒹 - "sparse reed"
蒹
- Meaning
蒹 means "sparse reed."
Sparse reed - Reeds that have not grown evenly.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
type of reed
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
reed, Phragmites communis
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
reed
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
common reed; Phragmites communis
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Another name for 荻. Similar to 葭 but slightly different. In the past, 蒹葭 were often mentioned together. Such as saying 蒹葭倚玉樹 (reeds leaning against a jade tree). A metaphor for beauty and ugliness not matching. See "葭" for reference.
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