Kanken 1
稷

Meaning

Kanji 稷

millet

millet

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
きび
Onyomi 音読み
ショク
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
15
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
畟 • 溭 • 禝 • 謖 • 谡 • 㮨 • 㹄

Related vocabulary

3 common entries

Showing 3 of 3 entries that include this kanji.

黍

きび

(common) millet (Panicum miliaceum)

粛慎

しゅくしん

Sushen (ancient ethnic group of people who lived in northeastern China)

社稷

しゃしょく

tutelary deity

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

稷は古代中国で大切な穀物だった。

Millet was an important grain in ancient China.

この畑では昔から稷が育てられてきた。

Millet has been grown in this field since long ago.

稷を使った料理は素朴でおいしい。

Dishes made with millet are simple and tasty.

村人たちは豊作を願って稷を祭った。

The villagers worshipped the grain deity in hopes of a rich harvest.

王は都の北に稷を祭る場所を建てた。

The king built a place of worship for the harvest deity north of the capital.