菰

12 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

reed used for matting

Kun'yomi
  • こも
    		woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves) ②beggar ③Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
  • まこも
On'yomi
  • コ

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

reed used for matting
コ　こも　まこも (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
orphan, alone
コ (8th, N1)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ　シ　ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ　さとる (8th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
melon
うり　カ　ケ (Kentei Pre-1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
stretch
フツ　ブチ　ま.がる

Common Words

こも
菰
むしろ
蓆
mat of woven wild rice leaves
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References

Unicode hex code 83F0
JIS X 0208 1-24-54
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3966
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5079
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2383
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2466
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1727
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31217X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k8.15
Four corner code 4443.2