蘚

21 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

moss

Kun'yomi
  • こけ
    		moss ②short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
On'yomi
  • セン

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

moss
セン　こけ (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
fresh, vivid, clear
セン　あざ.やか (Early Jr. High, N1)
fish
さかな　ギョ　うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
sheep
ひつじ　ヨウ　よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)

Common Words

ひかり
光
ごけ
蘚
luminous moss
せん
蘚
たい
苔
moss
せん
蘚
たい
苔
がく
学
bryology
せん
蘚
たい
苔
しょく
植
ぶつ
物
bryophyte (any of three groups of non-vascular land plants, incl. mosses, hornworts and liverworts)
せん
蘚
るい
類
mosses (non-vascular plants of class Bryopsida)
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References

Unicode hex code 861A
JIS X 0208 1-73-37
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4101
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5262
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 32483X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k17.2
Four corner code 4435.1