What does kanji 蕗 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 蕗 is butterbur.

How is kanji 蕗 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 蕗 are ふき; the onyomi readings are ロ, ル.

What is the main radical of kanji 蕗?

The main radical for kanji 蕗 is 艸.

What words use kanji 蕗?

Example words that use kanji 蕗 include 蕗の薹, 蕗雪の下, 蕗草, 伽羅蕗.

JinmeiyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 1

蕗

Meaning

Kanji 蕗

butterbur

butterbur, bog rhubarb

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ふき
Onyomi 音読み: ロル
Nanori 名乗り: ぶき

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: -
Strokes: 16
Radical: 艸
Components: 口 • 夂 • 艾 • 止 • 足
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 路 • 潞 • 璐 • 簬 • 露 • 鷺 • 㯝

Related vocabulary

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Showing 9 of 10 entries that include this kanji.

蕗の薹

ふきのとう

edible flower bud of the fuki (Petasites japonicus) plant, an early spring delicacy

蕗雪の下

ふきゆきのした

Saxifraga japonica (species of saxifrage)

蕗草

ろそう

liquorice

伽羅蕗

きゃらぶき

stalks of butterbur boiled in soy sauce

玉蕗

たまぶき

Parasenecio farfarifolius var. bulbifer (variety of Indian plantain)

山蕗

やまぶき

Japanese silverleaf

秋田蕗

あきたぶき

Japanese butterbur (Petasites japonicus subsp. giganteus)

石蕗

つわぶき

Japanese silverleaf (Farfugium japonicum)

野蕗

のぶき

Adenocaulon himalaicum (species of flowering plant)

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蕗は春になると芽を出す。

Butterbur sprouts when spring arrives.

母は蕗を煮物にした。

My mother made simmered butterbur.

この店では蕗みそが人気です。

Butterbur miso is popular at this shop.

庭の隅に蕗が生えている。

Butterbur is growing in the corner of the garden.

蕗の葉は大きくて目立つ。

Butterbur leaves are large and noticeable.

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