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Kanji Detail for 蕗 - "butterbur"

蕗

  • Meaning

    蕗 means "butterbur." Also associated with fuki.

    1. Butterbur - A Japanese edible plant.

    2. Fuki - A spring vegetable.

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    • Verified meaning: butterbur
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ふき, る, ろ)
    • Also carries these associations: fuki

    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 蕗

    Given names 蕗(ふき)Listen

    Surnames 蕗(る)Listen 蕗(ろ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    butterbur; bog rhubarb

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    genus Leucaena; butterbur; Petasites japonicus

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    leucacene

  • Onyomi

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    ro(ロ) ロ

    ru(ル) ル

  • Kunyomi

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    fuki(ふき) ふき

  • Strokes

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    16 strokes

  • Radical

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    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    butterbur fuki burdock plant herb edible vegetable spring medicinal wild food perennial botanical japanese leaves stem flora

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