Kanji
蒡
kanji character
burdock
蒡 kanji-蒡 burdock
蒡
Meaning
burdock
Readings
On'yomi
- ご ぼう あざみ Cirsium dipsacolepis (perennial plant of the thistle family)
- ご ぼう けん bayonet
- きくご ぼう scorzonera (Scorzonera hispanica)
- ほう
Practice Writing
Stroke: 1/13
Component Analysis
Common Words
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牛 蒡 great burdock (Arctium lappa), gobo -
菊 牛 蒡 scorzonera (Scorzonera hispanica), Spanish salsify, viper's grass -
土 牛 蒡 great burdock sold covered with soil -
叩 き牛 蒡 burdock root seasoned with sesame -
牛 蒡 薊 Cirsium dipsacolepis (perennial plant of the thistle family) -
牛 蒡 剣 bayonet -
金 平 牛 蒡 kinpira gobō, braised burdock root, chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce -
牛 蒡 抜 きpulling something out (in a stroke), plucking out, forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators)... -
牛 蒡 積 みstone wall construction technique, with smallest stone surfaces facing outwards, burdock piling - きんぴら
牛 蒡 kinpira gobō, braised burdock root, chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce -
洋 種 山 牛 蒡 American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)