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Kanji Detail for 蓬 - "mugwort, wild, vigorous"
蓬
- Meaning
蓬 means "mugwort, wild, vigorous."
Mugwort - An aromatic herb used in mochi.
Disheveled - Wild and unkempt; scattered.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
type of raspberry; fairyland
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Peng
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
disheveled, unkempt; a type of raspberry
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A plant name. Stem is over a foot tall. Leaves are like willow leaves. Has serrated edges. Flowers are very small. White in color. In autumn it withers and the roots are pulled up. Wind rolls it into flight. Therefore also called 飛蓬 (flying artemisia). | A disheveled and scattered appearance. Such as calling flying dust 蓬塵. Also unkempt hair is called 蓬頭垢面 (disheveled hair and dirty face). All refer to standing up like flying artemisia. | A thatched hut where poor scholars live. Such as saying 蓬蓽生輝 (honor to my humble abode). Referring to 蓽門蓬戶 (wicker door and thatched gate). | 蓬萊山. Legend says it is in the Eastern Sea. Where immortals dwell. Such as saying 蓬瀛 (Penglai and Yingzhou), 蓬島 (Penglai island). All have this meaning.
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