蒲

14 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

bullrush, flag, cattail

Kun'yomi
  • がま
    		common cattail (Typha latifolia)
  • かま
    		common cattail (Typha latifolia)
  • かば
    		common cattail (Typha latifolia)
On'yomi
  • ホ
  • ボ
  • フ
  • ブ

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

フブ 52.9%
ホボ 20.6%
かば 17.6%
がまかま 8.8%

Character Breakdown

bullrush, flag, cattail
フ　ホ　かば (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
bay, creek, inlet
うら　ホ (9th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
for the first time, not until
ホ　フ　はじ.めて (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

しょう
菖
ぶ
蒲
sweet flag (Acorus calamus) ②Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
はな
花
しょう
菖
ぶ
蒲
Japanese iris
しょう
菖
ぶ
蒲
ゆ
湯
bathwater with iris petals
き
黄
しょう
菖
ぶ
蒲
yellow iris
にお
匂
　
い
しょう
菖
ぶ
蒲
aromatic cane
ほ
蒲
りゅう
柳
purple willow ②infirmity
ほ
蒲
りゅう
柳
　
の
しつ
質
delicate health
あ
揚
　
げ
かま
蒲
ぼこ
鉾
deep-fried kamaboko
こ
小
がま
蒲
Typha orientalis
すじ
筋
かま
蒲
ぼこ
鉾
gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 84B2
JIS X 0208 1-19-87
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4021
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5156
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2504
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2932
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2039
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1838
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1981
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1598
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1993
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31611X
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1855
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k10.8
Four corner code 4412.7