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Kanji Detail for 藻 - "seaweed, algae, decoration"

藻

  • Meaning

    藻 means "seaweed, algae, decoration."

    1. Seaweed - Marine plants; aquatic vegetation.

    2. Algae - Simple aquatic organisms.

    3. Decoration - Ornamental patterns; embellishments.

    4. Literary style - Elegant, decorative writing.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    seaweed; duckweed

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    splendid, magnificent; algae

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    aquatic grasses; elegant

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    splendid, magnificent; algae

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

    A general term for aquatic plants. All seaweed and the like are called 海藻 (seaweed). | 藻 is aquatic plants with patterns. Ancient people used them to decorate ceremonial robes. Such as 藻 (seaweed), 火 (fire), 粉 (powder), 米 (rice), and the like. Therefore all decorations are called 藻. Such as 藻井 (decorative ceiling), 藻梲 (decorated beams). | Beautiful literary composition is called 藻. Such as 詞藻 (flowery language), 才藻 (literary talent). Praising someone with beautiful words is called 藻飾. Evaluating people is called 品藻. Also called 藻鑑.
  • Onyomitip

    soh(そう) そう

  • Kunyomitip

    aya(あや) あや

    mo(も) も

  • Strokestip

    19 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords
    seaweed algae aquatic marine plant decoration ornament pattern embellish literary elegant artistic natural water ocean sea green growth flourish beauty

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