蕗 — readings, stroke count and radical

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butterbur, bog rhubarb

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

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On (Sino-Japanese)

• ロ
• ル

Kun (native)

• ふき

Other languages

• 拼音lu4
• 한글ro
• Hán-ViệtLộ

infoBasics

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

艸(くさ)

JIS level

Level 1

JLPT (old scale)

Level 1

Unicode

U+8557

grid_viewComponents

• 口くち
• 夂ふゆがしら
• 艹くさかんむり
• 止とめる
• 足あし

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Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹路

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 蕗ふきgiant butterbur (Petasites japonicus), Japanese sweet coltsfoot
• 蕗草ろそうliquorice, licorice
• 蕗の薹ふきのとう春先、葉に先立って生える蕗の花茎。蕾の状態で採取し、天ぷら、蕗味噌などにして食される。edible flower bud of a giant butterbur plant
• 蕗雪の下ふきゆきのしたSaxifraga japonica (species of saxifrage)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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infoLookup codes

SKIP

2-3-13

Four Corner

4416.4

Spahn–Hadamitzky

3k13.4

Heisig

2455