けい
珪
そう
藻

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. diatom.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けい
珪
そう
藻
 珪藻 けいそう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

jade scepter or tablet (authority symbol)
ケイ　たま (Kentei Pre-1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
square jewel, corner, angle
ケイ　ケ　か (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
seaweed, duckweed
も　ソウ (9th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
wash
ソウ　あら.う (Kentei 1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
chirping of birds
ソウ　ショウ　さわ.ぐ
goods, refinement, dignity
ヒン　しな　ホン (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
accuse, argue, dispute
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)