Kanji

芥

Meaning

mustard rape dust

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • からし な Indian mustard (Brassica juncea)
  • ごみ ばこ trash can
  • なま ごみ kitchen waste
  • ごみ ぶくろ garbage bag
  • あくた がわしょう Akutagawa Prize (literary award)

On'yomi

  • かい らん kai-lan
  • じん かい rubbish
  • ちゅう かい kitchen waste
  • こ け し limbless wooden doll
  • け しつぶ poppy seed
  • け しのみ poppy seed

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/7

Related Entries

芥 ごもく
trash, rubbish, garbage
芥 あくた
rubbish, trash, garbage, refus...
芥 あくた
rubbish, trash, garbage, refus...

Component Analysis

芥
mustard, rape, dust...
からし, ごみ, カイ
艹
( 艸 ) grass, radical number 140
介
jammed in, shellfish, mediate...
カイ
人
person
ひと, -り, ジン
丿
( CDP-8BF5 ) katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
丨
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
すす.む, しりぞ.く, コン

Common Words

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