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Readings

Kana: ブ、ム、かぶ、かぶら、あれる
Romaji: bu, mu, kabu, kabura, areru
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

turnip

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  140
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-12
Korean Reading:  mu
Chinese Reading:  wu2
Unicode:  856a
JIS:  4973

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4053
New Nelson Index: 5196
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k12.7
Four Corner Index: 4433.1
Japanese Names Index: 2373
Daikanwanjiten Index: 32004X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0914
Remembering the kanji Index: 2401
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2083
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2481
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2990

Words

(かぶ、かぶら、かぶな、かぶらな、カブ、カブラ)
turnip (Brassica rapa)
蕪辞 (ぶじ)
coarse speech or writing; humble reference to one's own words
赤かぶ (あかかぶ、あかカブ)
red turnip; small red radish
蕪汁 (かぶらじる、かぶじる)
turnip miso soup
蕪鮨 (かぶらずし)
narezushi of amberjack and turnip (Kanazawa speciality)
スウェーデン蕪 (スウェーデンかぶ、スウェーデンカブ)
rutabaga (Brassica napobrassica); Swedish turnip; swede
蕪雑 (ぶざつ)
unpolished; unrefined
荒蕪地 (こうぶち)
wild land; wasteland; wilderness
蕪蒸し (かぶらむし)
steamed fish with grated turnip on top; hollowed-out turnip stuffed with chicken, shrimp, gingko nuts, etc.
和布蕪 (めかぶ、めかぶら)
thick wakame leaves, from near the stalk
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