What does kanji 蓬 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 蓬 is mugwort.

How is kanji 蓬 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 蓬 are よもぎ; the onyomi readings are ブ, ホウ.

What words use kanji 蓬?

Example words that use kanji 蓬 include 蓬が島, 蓬客, 蓬生, 蓬窓.

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蓬

Meaning

Kanji 蓬

mugwort

mugwort, sagebrush, wormwood

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: よもぎ
Onyomi 音読み: ブホウ
Nanori 名乗り: しげほ

Variant: 蘕 (Itaiji) , 纄 (Itaiji)

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Strokes: 13
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Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 縫 • 摓 • 逢 • 膖 • 熢 • 篷 • 蠭

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Showing 18 of 27 entries that include this kanji.

蓬が島

よもぎがしま

Japan

蓬客

ほうかく

wanderer

蓬生

よもぎう

wasteland

蓬窓

ほうそう

window with a view of a Japanese mugwort thicket

蓬属

よもぎぞく

Artemisia (genus of plants containing mugworts, wormwoods, etc.)

蓬頭

おぼとれがしら

unkempt hair

蓬頭垢面

ほうとうこうめん

(with) unkempt hair and dirty face

蓬髪

ほうはつ

unkempt hair

蓬莱

ほうらい

Kansai New Year decoration (made from food)

蓬莱蕉

ほうらいしょう

Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa)

蓬莱飾

ほうらいかざり

Kansai New Year decoration (made from food)

蓬莱竹

ほうらいちく

hedge bamboo (Bambusa multiplex)

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Example sentences

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庭に蓬が生えている。

Mugwort is growing in the yard.

祖母は蓬で餅を作った。

My grandmother made rice cakes with mugwort.

春になると、土手に蓬が増える。

When spring comes, mugwort increases on the embankment.

この蓬は香りが強い。

This mugwort has a strong aroma.

蓬を摘んでお茶にした。

I picked mugwort and made tea from it.

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