Kanji Detail for 蕨 - "bracken, fern"

蕨

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

蕨 means "bracken, fern."
1. Bracken fern - A fern plant growing wild in mountains and fields.
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- Verified meaning: bracken, fern
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read けつ, わらび, わらびさき)
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Name readings of 蕨

Surnames 蕨(けつ) 蕨(わらび) 蕨(わらびさき)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

bracken; fernbrake

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

Pteris aquilina, common bracken

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

Pteridium aquilinum; bracken

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

common bracken; Pteris aquilina

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

A cryptogamic plant. In early spring tender leaves emerge. Their tips curl like fists. Later become compound leaves. Spore cases cluster along the leaf spine. Reddish-brown in color. Leaves are edible when tender.
Onyomi

ketsu(ケツ)
Kunyomi

warabi(わらび)
Strokes

15 strokes
Radical

艸艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)
Related Keywords

bracken fern plant edible wild botanical forage green forest