Kanji

蕨

Meaning

bracken and fernbrake

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • わらび bracken
  • わらび こ bracken starch (starch produced from the rhizomes of bracken)
  • わらび のり warabinori (glue produced from bracken starch)

On'yomi

  • けつ

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/15

Related Entries

蕨 わらび
bracken

Component Analysis

蕨
bracken, fernbrake
わらび, ケツ
艹
( 艸 ) grass, radical number 140
厥
that
その, それ, ケツ
厂
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
かりがね, カン
欮
屰
disobedient
さか.らう, ゲキ, ギャク
䒑
grass, straw, herbs...
屮
凵
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
欠
lack, gap, fail...
か.ける, か.く, ケツ

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