Kanken 1
薺

Meaning

Kanji 薺

caltrop

caltrop, water-chestnuts

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
ととの.えるなずなひと
Onyomi 音読み
ザイセイ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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Strokes
17
Radical
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
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Related vocabulary

4 common entries

Showing 4 of 4 entries that include this kanji.

薺

なずな

shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

犬薺

いぬなずな

woodland draba (Draba nemorosa)

紫薺

むらさきなずな

purple rock cress (Aubrietia deltoidea)

白犬薺

しろいぬなずな

thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

庭に薺が生えている。

Shepherd's purse is growing in the yard.

母は薺を摘んで春の粥を作った。

My mother picked shepherd's purse and made spring porridge.

川辺で薺に似た草を見つけた。

I found a plant похожая on shepherd's purse by the river.

薺の白い花はとても小さい。

The white flowers of shepherd's purse are very small.

春になると道ばたに薺が目立つ。

When spring comes, shepherd's purse stands out along the roadside.