荼 — readings, stroke count and radical

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menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. にがな。ノゲシ。ケシアザミ。
2. 雑草。
3. 苦しみ。害悪。
4. 茅花。
5. 梵語の音訳に用いる字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

brushOrigin of the character

形声。「艸」+音符「余」。「ノゲシ」を意味する漢語、｛荼｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

a weed

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• タ
• ズ
• ト
• ダ

Kun (native)

• にがな

Other languages

• 拼音tu2
• 한글do
• Hán-ViệtĐồ
• Hán-ViệtGia

infoBasics

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

艸(くさ)

JIS level

Level 2

Unicode

U+837C

grid_viewComponents

• 一いち
• 亅はねぼう
• ハ
• 𠆢ひとやね
• 二に
• 小しょう
• 艹くさかんむり

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹余

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 荼毘だび火葬。葬儀。 火葬する。cremation
• 荼枳尼だきにDakini (fairy-goddess)
• 荼毘に付すだびにふすto cremate (a body)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(17 results)

infoLookup codes

SKIP

2-3-7

Four Corner

4490.4

Spahn–Hadamitzky

3k7.17

Nelson

3951