菅 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

sedge

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • カン
  • ケン
Kun (native)
  • すげ
Nanori (used in names)
  • すが
  • すご
Other languages
  • 拼音jian1
  • 한글gwan
  • 한글gan
  • Hán-ViệtGian

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
艸(くさ)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+83C5

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹官

Words using this kanji

  • すげsedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
  • 菅笠すげがさsedge-woven (bamboo) hat
  • 菅藻すがもPhyllospadix iwatensis (species of seagrass)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(14 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-8
Four Corner
4477.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3k8.27
Heisig
2490
Nelson
3975