What does kanji 菟 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 菟 is dodder (plant).

How is kanji 菟 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 菟 are うさぎ; the onyomi readings are ツ, ト.

What words use kanji 菟?

Example words that use kanji 菟 include アメリカ大木葉木菟, アメリカ鷲木菟, 青葉木菟, 大木葉木菟.

Pre-Level 1

菟

Meaning

Kanji 菟

dodder (plant)

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: うさぎ
Onyomi 音読み: ツト
Nanori 名乗り: う

Variant: 莵 (Legal Form)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 11
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 逸 • 寃 • 堍 • 冤 • 兔 • 毚

Related vocabulary

Showing 7 common entries

Showing 7 of 10 entries that include this kanji.

アメリカ大木葉木菟

アメリカおおこのはずく

screech owl (Otus asio)

アメリカ鷲木菟

アメリカわしみみずく

great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)

青葉木菟

あおばずく

brown hawk owl (Ninox scutulata)

大木葉木菟

おおこのはずく

collared scops owl (Otus bakkamoena)

木の葉木菟

このはずく

Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)

木菟

ずく

horned owl

鷲木菟

わしみみずく

Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この畑では菟糸が大豆にからみつく。

In this field, dodder coils around the soybeans.

菟糸はほかの植物から養分を取る。

Dodder takes nutrients from other plants.

道ばたで菟糸の黄色い茎を見た。

I saw the yellow stems of dodder by the roadside.

菟糸が広がる前に抜いたほうがいい。

It is better to pull it out before the dodder spreads.

農家は菟糸の被害に困っている。

Farmers are struggling with damage caused by dodder.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 2 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

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