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miscanthus reed

Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingケン

Kun readingかや、かんぞう

Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

miscanthus reed

Radicals and components

Radical艸grass

Components

How it's built

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Compound words

茅萱ちがや

cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)

萱鼠かやねずみ

harvest mouse (Mus minutus)

萱草かんぞう

daylily (any flower of the family Hemerocallis)

萱葺かやぶき

thatching a roof (with grass)

刈萱かるかや

Themeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass)

萱ぶきかやぶき

thatching a roof (with grass)

萱葺きかやぶき

thatching a roof (with grass)

浜萱草はまかんぞう

orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva var. littorea)

藪萱草やぶかんぞう

orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva var. kwanso)

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 萱

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step