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hollyhock

Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingキ

Kun readingあおい

Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

hollyhockRtK
私は明日葵さんに会いに熊本へ行くつもりです。I will go to Kumamoto to see Mr Aoi tomorrow.tatoeba
葵さんは踊るのが何と上手なのだろう。Aoi dances very well.tatoeba

mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae)
asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)

Radicals and components

Radical艸grass

Components

How it's built

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Compound words

山葵わさび

wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)

葵祭あおいまつり

Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15)

花葵はなあおい

hollyhock (Althaea rosea)

戎葵じゅうき

菟葵いそぎんちゃく

立葵たちあおい

hollyhock (Alcea rosea)

葵祭りあおいまつり

Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15)

黄蜀葵とろろあおい

sunset hibiscus (Hibiscus manihot)

向日葵ひまわり

sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

山葵漬わさびづけ

天竺葵てんじくあおい

geranium (Pelargonium inquinans)

立ち葵たちあおい

hollyhock (Alcea rosea)

山葵漬けわさびづけ

Additional Examples

葵さんは優れたダンサーです。

Aoi is a good dancer.tatoeba

葵さんは上手に踊ります。

Aoi dances well.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 葵

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