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蒲

bullrush
Stroke count: 13

Readings

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Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. bullrushRtK
    その庭園は菖蒲の名所です。The garden is famous for its irises.tatoeba
    上宮津行　蒲入行For Kami-Miyazu: Bound for Kamanyuwiki
  2. flag
  3. cattail
  1. common cattail (Typha latifolia)
  2. broadleaf cattail
  3. common bulrush
  4. great reedmace
  5. reddish yellow

Radicals and components

Radical艸grass
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bulrush · flowers (艹) · bay · water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · dog-tag · arrowhead · screwdriver · utilize · utilise

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1981

Compound words

蒲公英たんぽぽ
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
蒲焼かばやき
kabayaki
蒲色かばいろ
reddish yellow
蒲鉾かまぼこ
kamaboko
蒲柳ほりゅう
purple willow
菖蒲しょうぶ
sweet flag (Acorus calamus)
黄菖蒲きしょうぶ
yellow iris
花菖蒲はなしょうぶ
Japanese iris
蒲焼きかばやき
kabayaki
蒲鉾型かまぼこがた
semi-cylindrical
蒲鉾形かまぼこがた
semi-cylindrical
坐蒲団ざぶとん
zabuton
座蒲団ざぶとん
zabuton
菖蒲湯しょうぶゆ
bathwater with iris leaves
肉蒲団にくぶとん
Carnal Prayer Mat (Qing dynasty era erotic novel by Li Yu)
蒲鉾兵舎かまぼこへいしゃ
Quonset hut
匂い菖蒲においしょうぶ
fragrant iris
揚げ蒲鉾あげかまぼこ
deep-fried kamaboko
におい菖蒲においしょうぶ
fragrant iris
江戸花菖蒲えどはなしょうぶ
Iris ensata
何れ菖蒲か杜若いずれあやめかかきつばた
(of a choice) one being as excellent as the other
いずれ菖蒲か杜若いずれあやめかかきつばた
(of a choice) one being as excellent as the other

Additional Examples

上宮津行　蒲入行
For Kami-Miyazu: Bound for Kamanyuwiki
5月4日：菖蒲祭
May 4: Shobu-matsuri (Iris Festival)wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 蒲

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