蒜

13 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

garlic

Kun'yomi
  • にんにく
    		garlic (Allium sativum)
  • ひる
    		strong-smelling edible plant (esp. perennials of the family Liliaceae, e.g. Welsh onion, garlic, wild rocambole, etc.)
  • のびる
On'yomi
  • サン

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ひる 100.0%

Character Breakdown

garlic
ひる　サン　にんにく (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
show, indicate, point out
ジ　しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

ひる
蒜
strong-smelling edible plant (esp. perennials of the family Liliaceae, e.g. Welsh onion, garlic, wild rocambole, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 849C
JIS X 0208 1-41-39
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4010
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5144
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2404
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2484
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1986
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31562X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k10.5
Four corner code 4499.1