What does kanji 莱 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 莱 is goosefoot.

How is kanji 莱 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 莱 are あかざ, あわち, こうがい; the onyomi readings are ライ, リ.

What words use kanji 莱?

Example words that use kanji 莱 include 三蓬莱, 蓬莱, 撒奇莱雅, 蓬莱蕉.

Pre-Level 1

莱

Meaning

Kanji 莱

goosefoot

goosefoot, pigweed

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: あかざあわちこうがい
Onyomi 音読み: ライリ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 萊 (Formal)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 10
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 来 • 𪎌 • 俫 • 徕 • 崃 • 涞 • 梾

Related vocabulary

Showing 8 common entries

Showing 8 of 8 entries that include this kanji.

三蓬莱

さんほうらい

the three sacred mountains: Fuji, Atsuta, and Kumano

蓬莱

ほうらい

Kansai New Year decoration (made from food)

撒奇莱雅

サキザヤ

Sakizaya (people)

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)

蓬莱羊歯

ほうらいしだ

Southern maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris)

蓬莱鱛

ほうらいえそ

Sloane's viperfish (Chauliodus sloani)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

空き地に莱がたくさん生えている。

A lot of goosefoot is growing in that vacant lot.

母は若い莱をゆでて食べた。

My mother boiled the young pigweed and ate it.

庭の隅に莱が一本だけ残っていた。

Only one stalk of goosefoot remained in the corner of the garden.

この畑は莱が生えやすい。

This field is prone to growing pigweed.

雨のあとで莱が急に伸びた。

After the rain, the goosefoot suddenly shot up.

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