Word Meaning 白慈姑

しろぐわい shiroguwai

白慈姑 is read as しろぐわい (shiroguwai) and means Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis).

Meaning

English

  1. Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)

Reading

Kana

しろぐわい

Romaji

shiroguwai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Rank 161329 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)

慈姑

くわい

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

黒慈姑

くろぐわい

Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosa)

白衣

しろぎぬ

commoner without rank (in ancient China)

白鳥

しらとり

white-feathered bird

白髪

しらが

white hair

白紙

はくし

blank paper

白米

しらよね

polished rice

白樺

しらかば

Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)

白菜

はくさい

napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)

白旗

はっき

white flag

白人

はくじん

unlicensed prostitute