Word Meaning 蜀黍

もろこし morokoshi

蜀黍 is read as もろこし (morokoshi) and means sorghum (Sorghum bicolor).

Meaning

English

  1. sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)
  2. Indian millet

Reading

Kana

もろこし

Romaji

morokoshi

Writing Variants

  • 唐黍 もろこし morokoshi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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玉蜀黍

とうもろこし

corn (Zea mays)

西蛮蜀黍

せいばんもろこし

Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense)

砂糖蜀黍

さとうもろこし

sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor var. saccharatum)