Kanji

茗

Meaning

tea

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • ちゃ

On'yomi

  • みょう が Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
  • やぶ みょう が East Asian pollia (Pollia japonica)
  • はな みょう が peppermint stick (species of perennial evergreen, Alpinia japonica)
  • めい tea (esp. picked late)
  • く めい bitter tea

Practice Writing

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Related Entries

茗 めい
tea (esp. picked late)

Component Analysis

茗
tea
ちゃ, ミョウ, メイ
艹
( 艸 ) grass, radical number 140
名
name, noted, distinguished...
な, -な, メイ
夕
evening
ゆう, セキ
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク

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