Kanken 1
薏

Meaning

Kanji 薏

lotus seed

lotus seed, seed of job's tears

Stroke Order

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Unicode code: U+858F

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
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Onyomi 音読み
イオクヨク
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
16
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
憶 • 億 • 臆 • 意 • 噫 • 檍 • 譩

Related vocabulary

1 common entries

Showing 1 of 1 entries that include this kanji.

薏苡仁

よくいにん

coix seed (used in traditional Chinese medicine)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

薏は薬膳で使われることがある。

That ingredient is sometimes used in medicinal cooking.

市場で薏を買って帰った。

I bought that ingredient at the market and took it home.

このお茶には薏が入っている。

This tea contains that ingredient.

祖母は薏をやわらかく煮た。

My grandmother simmered that ingredient until it became soft.

薏を入れると食感が少し変わる。

Adding that ingredient changes the texture a little.