薹

18 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

seed pod

Kun'yomi
  • とう
  • あぶらな
On'yomi
  • タイ

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

seed pod
タイ　とう　あぶらな (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
stand, counter for vehicles
ダイ　うてな　われ (Kentei 1)
good luck, joy, congratulations
よし　キチ　キツ (8th, N1)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ　さむらい　お (4th, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
climax, arrive, proceed
シ　いた.る　のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)

Common Words

ふき
蕗
　
の
とう
薹
edible flower bud of the fuki (Petasites japonicus) plant, an early spring delicacy
うん
蕓
だい
薹
rape (seed oil plant, Brassica campestris)
とう
薹
　
が
た
立
　
つ
to become hard and fibrous
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References

Unicode hex code 85B9
JIS X 0208 1-73-23
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4079
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5229
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 32204X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k14.4
Four corner code 4410.4