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葭

Readings

Kana: カ、よし、あし

Romaji: ka, yoshi, ashi

Kana

Romaji

Meaning

reed

Stroke Diagram

Kanji Info

Stroke Count: 12

Radical Number: 140

Frequency:

Grade:

Skip Pattern: 2-3-9

Korean Reading: ga

Chinese Reading: jia1

Unicode: 846d

JIS: 6853

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3994

New Nelson Index: 5124

Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k9.9

Four Corner Index: 4424.7

Japanese Names Index: 1725

Daikanwanjiten Index: 31449X

Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0804

Words

葦 (あし、よし、アシ、ヨシ)

common reed (Phragmites australis)

葭戸 (よしど)

reed sliding door

葭切 (よしきり、ヨシキリ)

reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)

葦簀 (よしず)

reed screen

葭障子 (よししょうじ)

reed sliding door

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