Pre-Level 1
菰

Meaning

Kanji 菰

reed used for matting

reed used for matting

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
こもまこも
Onyomi 音読み
コ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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Radical
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Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji
孤 • 箛

Related vocabulary

5 common entries

Showing 5 of 5 entries that include this kanji.

こも巻き

こもまき

decorative straw wrapped around wine barrels

菰蓆

こもむしろ

mat of woven wild rice leaves

薦

こも

Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)

薦僧

こもそう

mendicant Zen priest of the Fuke sect

真菰

まこも

Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この村では菰を編んで敷物を作る。

In this village, people weave matting reed into floor mats.

川辺に菰が群れて生えている。

The reed grows in clusters along the riverbank.

祖父は菰で作ったむしろを大切にしていた。

My grandfather treasured a woven mat made from matting reed.

菰は昔から生活用品の材料に使われてきた。

Since long ago, this reed has been used as a material for everyday items.

湿地には背の高い菰が広がっていた。

Tall reeds spread across the wetland.