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    3. 葷

    葷

    葷クン

    garlic

    NTFood & DiningKanji12 strokes

    On'yomi

    クン

    garlic

    艹軍

    艹
    冖
    車

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    Alternative forms of this concept

    䒑
    艸

    Concepts using this kanji

    五葷

    five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)

    三厭五葷

    meat and the five pungent roots (avoided in Buddhist cuisine)

    葷酒山門に入るを許さず

    bringing pungent vegetables or liquor inside the temple is prohibited

    葷酒

    pungent vegetables (e.g. garlic or Chinese chives) and alcohol

    葷菜

    pungent vegetable (e.g. onion, garlic, leek)

    葷辛

    pungent vegetable (e.g. garlic, onion)

    葷

    strong-smelling vegetable (esp. garlic, onion, Chinese chives, Chinese scallion, Japanese garlic)

    葷羶

    pungent vegetables and raw-smelling meat

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 冖
    • 艹
    • 車

    is_used_in

    • 葷酒
    • 五葷
    • 葷酒山門に入るを許さず
    • 三厭五葷
    • 葷
    • 葷羶
    • 葷辛
    • 葷菜

    Variants

    • 䒑
    • 艸

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