Kanji

葭

Meaning

reed

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • よし ず reed screen
  • よし きり reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
  • よし ど reed sliding door
  • あし common reed (Phragmites australis)

On'yomi

  • か

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/12

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Component Analysis

葭
reed
よし, あし, カ
艹
( 艸 ) grass, radical number 140
叚
false
か.りる, か.す, カ
卄
( CDP-8C7A ) twenty, 20
にじゅう
又
( CDP-8C79 ) or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また, また-, ユウ
コ
Katakana Ko
又
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また, また-, ユウ

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