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莨

莨 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 牛馬の食料となる一種の草。
  2. 「莨菪」として用いる。はしりどころ。
  3. たばこの意は「莨菪」からの誤用。のち「莨」一字で用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「艸」+音符「良」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

tobacco

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ロウ
Kun (native)
  • たばこ
Other languages
  • 拼音lang4
  • 拼音liang2
  • 拼音lang2
  • 한글rang
  • Hán-ViệtLang

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
艸(くさ)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+83A8

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹良

Words using this kanji

  • 莨草たばこぐさDesmarestia tabacoides (species of algae)

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