Kanji

蕾

Meaning

bud (plants and mushrooms not yet opened)

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • つぼみ (flower) bud
  • ばらの つぼみ rosebud

On'yomi

  • み らい taste bud
  • か らい flower bud
  • らい じょうき bud stage (tooth)

Practice Writing

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Component Analysis

蕾
bud (plants, mushrooms not yet opened)
つぼみ, ライ
艹
( 艸 ) grass, radical number 140
雷
thunder, lightning bolt
かみなり, いかずち, ライ
雨
rain
あめ, あま-, ウ
田
rice field, rice paddy
た, デン

Common Words

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