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Zach

Readings

Kana: バ、ハ
Romaji: ba, ha
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

banana

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  2026
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-4
Korean Reading:  pa
Chinese Reading:  ba1
Unicode:  82ad
JIS:  474E

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3903
New Nelson Index: 4974
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k4.6
Four Corner Index: 4471.7
Japanese Names Index: 473
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30730X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0535
Remembering the kanji Index: 2386
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1890
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2469
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2736

Words

芭蕉 (ばしょう、バショウ)
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
芭蕉梶木 (ばしょうかじき、バショウカジキ)
Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
扇芭蕉 (おうぎばしょう、オウギバショウ)
traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis); traveller's palm
水芭蕉 (みずばしょう)
Asian skunk cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense)
アメリカ水芭蕉 (アメリカみずばしょう、アメリカミズバショウ)
yellow skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanum)
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