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蕉

banana
Stroke count: 15

Readings

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Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. bananaRtK
    芭蕉はもっとも偉大な詩人だった。Basho was the greatest poet.tatoeba
    蕉門の十哲とも。They are also called Shomon no Jittetsu.wiki
  2. plantain

Radicals and components

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Components
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Compound words

香蕉こうしょう
banana
蕉風しょうふう
correct style in a haiku (like Basho's)
蕉門しょうもん
disciple of Basho
蕉葉しょうよう
banana leaf
芭蕉ばしょう
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
実芭蕉みばしょう
banana
水芭蕉みずばしょう
Asian skunk cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense)
扇芭蕉おうぎばしょう
traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis)
芭蕉扇ばしょうせん
palm-leaf fan
蓬莱蕉ほうらいしょう
Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa)
芭蕉梶木ばしょうかじき
Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
芭蕉旗魚ばしょうかじき
Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
アメリカ水芭蕉アメリカみずばしょう
yellow skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanum)

Additional Examples

蕉門の十哲とも。
They are also called Shomon no Jittetsu.wiki
蕉門十哲の一人。
He was one of the ten representative pupils under Basho MATSUO.wiki

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 蕉

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