Kanken 1
苡

Meaning

Kanji 苡

adlay

adlay, plantain

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
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Onyomi 音読み
イシワ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
以 • 似 • 姒 • 鉯 • 拟 • 泤 • 㕽

Related vocabulary

1 common entries

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薏苡仁

よくいにん

coix seed (used in traditional Chinese medicine)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この畑では薏苡がよく育つ。

Adlay grows well in this field.

祖母は薏苡のお茶を毎朝いれている。

My grandmother brews adlay tea every morning.

道ばたに苡に似た草が生えていた。

There was a weed similar to plantain growing by the roadside.

私は薏苡の入った温かいスープが好きだ。

I like warm soup with adlay in it.

苡は昔の書物にも見られる植物名だ。

It is a plant name that also appears in old texts.