Kanken 1
苴

Meaning

Kanji 苴

bract

bract, bribe, husk, souvenir gift, straw wrapper

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
あさつと
Onyomi 音読み
サシャショソ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
8
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
狙 • 阻 • 宜 • 査 • 助 • 且 • 伹

Related vocabulary

4 common entries

Showing 4 of 4 entries that include this kanji.

掻敷

かいしき

leaf, branch with leaves, or paper placed under a serving dish or offering

荒巻

あらまき

salted salmon

土苴

つちづと

bundle of straw used as mulch

苞

つと

straw-wrapped item

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は苴に栗を包んで持ってきた。

He brought chestnuts wrapped in a straw wrapper.

祭りの帰りに、小さな苴を土産にもらった。

On the way back from the festival, I received a small souvenir gift.

乾いた苴を靴の中に敷いて歩いた。

He walked with dry grass laid inside his shoes.

役人に苴を渡して事を収めようとした。

He tried to settle the matter by giving a bribe to the official.

苴をむくと、中から白い実が現れた。

When the outer husk was peeled back, a white seed appeared inside.