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Keyword
cattail (a type of plant)
Info
Frequency
Top 2500-2600
Type
Jinmeiyō
?
Kanken
Level Pre-1
Heisig
1981
Readings
ぶ
(28%)
ふ
(19%)
かば
(14%)
かま
(12%)
がま
(11%)
こうほ
(11%)
ほ
(1%)
ふと
Composed of
艹
blades of grass
浦
bay
Used in vocabulary (63 in total)
蒲
ふ
団
とん
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
蒲
がま
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
菖
しょう
蒲
ぶ
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
60 more...
Examples (1 in total)
その
庭
てい
園
えん
は
菖
しょう
蒲
ぶ
の
名
めい
所
しょ
です。
The garden is famous for its irises.