Kanken 1
葭

Meaning

Kanji 葭

reed

reed

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
あしよし
Onyomi 音読み
カ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
12
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
暇 • 假 • 瑕 • 遐 • 椵 • 叚 • 猳

Related vocabulary

5 common entries

Showing 5 of 5 entries that include this kanji.

葦

あし

common reed (Phragmites australis)

葦簀

よしず

reed screen

葭戸

よしど

reed sliding door

葭障子

よししょうじ

reed sliding door

葭切

よしきり

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

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

川辺に葭がたくさん生えている。

A lot of reeds grow along the riverbank.

風に揺れる葭がきれいだった。

The reeds swaying in the wind were beautiful.

彼は葭で笛を作った。

He made a flute from reed.

池のそばの葭はまだ若い。

The reeds by the pond are still young.

鳥が葭の中に巣を作っていた。

A bird had built its nest among the reeds.