What does kanji 蒲 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 蒲 is bullrush.

How is kanji 蒲 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 蒲 are かば, かま, がま; the onyomi readings are フ, ブ, ホ, ボ.

What words use kanji 蒲?

Example words that use kanji 蒲 include 蒲団, 蒲魚, 蒲公英, 蒲薦.

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蒲

Meaning

Kanji 蒲

bullrush

bullrush, cattail, flag

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かばかまがま
Onyomi 音読み: フブホボ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #1887
Strokes: 13
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 浦 • 㜑 • 䈬

Related vocabulary

Showing 33 common entries

Showing 33 of 52 entries that include this kanji.

蒲団

ふとん

round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

蒲魚

かまとと

feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety

蒲公英

たんぽぽ

dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)

蒲薦

ほせん

bulrush mat

蒲桃

ふともも

rose apple (Syzygium jambos)

蒲鉾

かまぼこ

kamaboko

蒲柳

ほりゅう

purple willow

蒲柳の質

ほりゅうのしつ

delicate health

蒲牢

ほろう

Pulao (Chinese dragon)

香蒲

かま

common cattail (Typha latifolia)

菖蒲

しょうぶ

Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)

オランダ菖蒲

オランダあやめ

Dutch iris (Iris x hollandica)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

池のほとりに蒲が生えている。

Cattails are growing by the pond.

蒲の穂が風に揺れている。

The cattail spikes are swaying in the wind.

彼は蒲のむしろを敷いた。

He spread out a cattail mat.

昔の人は蒲の穂を薬として使った。

People in the past used cattail pollen as medicine.

水辺に多くの蒲が見える。

Many cattails can be seen at the water's edge.

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