What does kanji 藪 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 藪 is bush.

How is kanji 藪 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 藪 are やぶ; the onyomi readings are ソウ.

What words use kanji 藪?

Example words that use kanji 藪 include 藪医, 藪雨, 藪萱草, 藪巻.

Pre-Level 1

藪

Meaning

Kanji 藪

bush

bush, grove, thicket, underbrush

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: やぶ
Onyomi 音読み: ソウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 薮 (Legal Form)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 18
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 數 • 擻 • 籔 • 櫢

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Showing 12 common entries

Showing 12 of 35 entries that include this kanji.

藪医

やぶい

(medical) quack

藪雨

やぶさめ

Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps)

藪萱草

やぶかんぞう

orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva var. kwanso)

藪巻

やぶまき

woven mat tied around a plant to prevent damage from the weight of snow

藪犬

やぶいぬ

bush dog (Speothos venaticus)

藪蘇鉄

やぶそてつ

Japanese holly fern (Crytomium fortunei)

藪知らず

やぶしらず

labyrinth

藪内流

やぶのうちりゅう

Yabunouchi school of tea ceremony

藪肉桂

やぶにっけい

Japanese cinnamon (Cinnamomum japonicum)

藪蘭

やぶらん

big blue lilyturf (Liriope muscari)

藪虱

やぶじらみ

erect hedge parsley (Torilis japonica)

八幡の不知藪

やわたのやぶしらず

Yawata no Yabushirazu (bamboo grove in Chiba; impossible to find one's way out of according to popular legend)

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その鳥は藪の中に隠れた。

The bird hid in the thicket.

道の両側には深い藪が広がっている。

Dense underbrush stretches along both sides of the road.

子どものころ、近くの藪で虫を捕った。

When I was a child, I caught insects in the nearby bush.

藪を抜けると、小さな川が見えた。

After passing through the thicket, we saw a small river.

放っておいた庭が藪のようになってしまった。

The garden I neglected ended up looking like a thicket.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 9 related entries

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

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