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 布団, 蒲, かまぼこ型, かまぼこ兵舎.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

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

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Showing 36 of 53 entries that include this kanji.

布団

ふとん

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

蒲

がま

common cattail (Typha latifolia)

かまぼこ型

かまぼこがた

semi-cylindrical

かまぼこ兵舎

かまぼこへいしゃ

Quonset hut

樺桜

かばざくら

Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)

樺色

かばいろ

reddish yellow

蒲魚

かまとと

feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety

蒲公英

たんぽぽ

dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)

蒲焼

かばやき

kabayaki

蒲薦

ほせん

bulrush mat

蒲団皮

ふとんがわ

quilting

蒲桃

ふともも

rose apple (Syzygium jambos)

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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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