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葦

reed
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingイ
Kun readingあし、よし、しお.れる、しな.びる、しぼ.む、な.える
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. reed
    人間は考える葦である。Man is a thinking reed.tatoeba
    姉妹に小長谷女王、子に葦原王がいる。His sister was Ohase no Joo (Princess Ohase), and his son was Ashihara no Okimi (Prince Ashihara).wiki
  2. bullrush
  3. ditch reedRtK

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Compound words

葦鴨ヨシガモ
falcated teal (Mareca falcata)
葦鹿あしか
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus)
葦舟あしぶね
papyrus boat
葦船あしぶね
papyrus boat
葦笛あしぶえ
reed pipe
葦毛あしげ
dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
葦簾よしず
reed screen
葦簀よしず
reed screen
一葦いちい
one reed
葦切鮫ヨシキリザメ
blue shark (Prionace glauca)
ヨーロッパ葦切ヨーロッパよしきり
Eurasian reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)

Additional Examples

姉妹に小長谷女王、子に葦原王がいる。
His sister was Ohase no Joo (Princess Ohase), and his son was Ashihara no Okimi (Prince Ashihara).wiki
出雲国地方そのものを葦原中国とする説。
The first theory is that Izumo Province itself is Ashihara no nakatsukuni.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 葦

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