Kanji Detail for 菱 - "water caltrop, diamond shape"

菱

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

菱 means "water caltrop, diamond shape."
1. Water caltrop - An aquatic plant.
2. Diamond shape - A rhombus pattern.
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- Verified meaning: water caltrop, diamond shape
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read ひし)
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Name readings of 菱

Surnames 菱(ひし)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

diamond (shape); water chestnut; rhombus

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

water-chestnut, water caltrop

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

(bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

water chestnut, water caltrop

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

A fruit plant. Planted in ponds. Stems emerge at the top with leaves. Roughly triangular in shape. Floats on the water surface. Small white flowers bloom in summer. Fruit has four corners or two corners. Hence called 菱角 (water caltrop). Color is green or red. Can be eaten raw or cooked.
Onyomi

ryoh(リョウ)
Kunyomi

hishi(ひし)
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

艸艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)
Related Keywords

water caltrop diamond shape rhombus aquatic plant botanical pattern four sides symmetry pointy sharp tessellation flora

Sentences including 菱

東京銀行と三菱銀行が合併した。
The Bank of Tokyo amalgamated with the Mitsubishi Bank.
三菱銀行は東京銀行を吸収合併した。
The Mitsubishi Bank merged with the Bank of Tokyo.
三菱さんが飲み代を浮かすために家飲みしています。
Mr. Mitsubishi is drinking at home to save his drinking money.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

ところがその帽子の裏には当人の名前がちゃんと、菱形の白いきれの上に書いてあったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
ところがその帽子の裏には当人の名前がちゃんと、菱形の白いきれの上に書いてあったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha

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Kanji Detail for 菱 - "water caltrop, diamond shape"

菱 Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

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Name readings of 菱

Dictionary Citations

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

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

Onyomi

Kunyomi

Strokes

Radical

Related Keywords

Sentences including 菱

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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Jinmeiyō Kanji

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