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Kanji Detail for 蓑 - "straw raincoat"

蓑

  • Meaning

    蓑 means "straw raincoat." Also associated with mino.

    1. Straw raincoat - A protective covering woven from grass or sedge.

    2. To cover - To wrap with grass.

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    • Verified meaning: straw raincoat
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read みの, みのさき)
    • Also carries these associations: mino

    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 蓑

    Surnames 蓑(みの)Listen 蓑(みのさき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    straw raincoat

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    rain coat made of straw, coir, etc.

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 蓑[suo1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    straw raincoat

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

    A grass raincoat. Used to protect against rain.

  • Onyomi

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    sa(サ) サ

    sai(サイ) サイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    mino(みの) みの

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    straw raincoat mino rain protection waterproof covering traditional clothing rural farming natural

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