茗

10 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

tea

Kun'yomi
  • ちゃ
On'yomi
  • ミョウ
  • メイ
    		tea (esp. picked late)

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ミョウ 93.3%
メイ 6.7%

Character Breakdown

tea
ミョウ　メイ　ちゃ (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
name, noted, distinguished
な　メイ　ミョウ (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

みょう
茗
が
荷
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
めい
茗
tea (esp. picked late)
く
苦
めい
茗
bitter tea
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 8317
JIS X 0208 1-72-12
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3929
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5023
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 30864X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k6.5
Four corner code 4460.7