Word Meaning 慈姑

くわい kuwai

慈姑 is read as くわい (kuwai) and means Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead).

Meaning

English

Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)

Reading

Kana

くわい

Romaji

kuwai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Rank 161634 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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大黒慈姑

おおくろぐわい

Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosa)

白慈姑

しろぐわい

Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)

黒慈姑

くろぐわい

Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosa)

慈善

じぜん

charity

慈悲

じひ

rufous hawk-cuckoo

慈眼

じがん

merciful eye (of a Buddha or a bodhisattva watching humanity)

慈愛

じあい

affection (esp. parental)

慈済大学

じさいだいがく

Tzu Chi University in Hualien, Taiwan

慈善事業

じぜんじぎょう

philanthropic work

慈善活動

じぜんかつどう

philanthropic activity

慈善団体

じぜんだんたい

charitable organization

慈善興行

じぜんこうぎょう

charity show