What does kanji 葦 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 葦 is bullrush.

How is kanji 葦 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 葦 are あし, しお.れる, しな.びる, しぼ.む, な.える, よし; the onyomi readings are イ.

What words use kanji 葦?

Example words that use kanji 葦 include 葦, 葦の髄から天井のぞく, 葦の髄から天井を覗く, 葦鴨.

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葦

Meaning

Kanji 葦

bullrush

bullrush, reed

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: あししお.れるしな.びるしぼ.むな.えるよし
Onyomi 音読み: イ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 苇 (Itaiji)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2343
Strokes: 13
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 27 common entries

Showing 27 of 35 entries that include this kanji.

葦

あし

common reed (Phragmites australis)

葦の髄から天井のぞく

よしのずいからてんじょうのぞく

to have a narrow view of things

葦の髄から天井を覗く

よしのずいからてんじょうをのぞく

to have a narrow view of things

葦鴨

よしがも

falcated teal

葦原

あしはら

reed bed

葦原雀

よしわらすずめ

reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)

葦原中国

あしはらのなかつくに

Japan

葦五位

よしごい

yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)

葦手

あしで

characters written in a way inspired from that style

葦切鮫

よしきりざめ

blue shark (Prionace glauca, species of circumglobal requiem shark)

葦船

あしぶね

papyrus boat

葦笛

あしぶえ

reed pipe

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

葦が風に揺れている。

The reeds are swaying in the wind.

彼は葦のペンで手紙を書いた。

He wrote a letter with a reed pen.

池の周りには葦が生い茂っている。

Reeds are growing rank around the pond.

葦の茎は中が空洞になっている。

The stalks of reeds are hollow inside.

古い家には葦の屋根があった。

The old house had a reed roof.

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