What does kanji 萱 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 萱 is miscanthus reed.

How is kanji 萱 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 萱 are かや, かんぞう; the onyomi readings are ケン.

What words use kanji 萱?

Example words that use kanji 萱 include 萱, 萱鼠, 萱草, 萱堂.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

萱

Meaning

Kanji 萱

miscanthus reed

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かやかんぞう
Onyomi 音読み: ケン
Nanori 名乗り: か

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2217
Strokes: 12
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 喧 • 宣 • 愃 • 揎 • 渲 • 暄 • 瑄

Related vocabulary

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Showing 9 of 16 entries that include this kanji.

萱

かや

grass used for thatching

萱鼠

かやねずみ

harvest mouse (Mus minutus)

萱草

かんぞう

daylily (any flower of the family Hemerocallis)

萱堂

けんどう

mother

雌刈萱

めがるかや

Themeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass)

雄刈萱

おがるかや

Cymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii (variety of grass closely related to lemongrass)

浜萱草

はまかんぞう

orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva var. littorea)

野萱草

のかんぞう

orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva var. distiche)

藪萱草

やぶかんぞう

orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva var. kwanso)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

古い家は萱で葺かれている。

The old house is thatched with miscanthus.

萱の原っぱで遊んだ。

We played in a field of miscanthus.

彼は萱を集めて束にした。

He gathered the miscanthus into bundles.

屋根の萱を新しくする。

Renewing the miscanthus on the roof.

萱の中をかき分けて進む。

Pushing through the thick miscanthus.

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