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    3. 蕉

    蕉

    蕉ショウ

    banana

    N1KMT10Freq #2033Nature & EnvironmentAmbiguous glossKanji15 strokes

    組

    蕉蕉

    The grass around the plantain is charred black.

    On'yomi

    ショウ

    bananaplantain

    艹焦

    艹
    亻
    人
    隹
    灬
    火

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    蔦薫薦蔵蕃蕨蔭薔薦蔦蔭薫薪蔵蕃薬蕨薔

    Alternative forms of this concept

    䒑
    艸

    Concepts using this kanji

    蕉葉

    banana leaf

    蕉門

    disciple of Basho

    蕉風

    correct style in a haiku (like Basho's)

    水芭蕉

    Asian skunk cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense)

    アメリカ水芭蕉

    yellow skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanum)

    実芭蕉

    banana

    香蕉

    banana

    芭蕉梶木

    Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)

    甘蕉

    banana

    芭蕉

    Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)

    芭蕉扇

    palm-leaf fan

    扇芭蕉

    traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis)

    蓬莱蕉

    Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa)

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    蔦

    vine

    薫

    send forth fragrance

    薦

    recommend

    蔵

    storehouse

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    Related concepts for this entry

    Used in vocabulary

    • 亻
    • 人
    • 灬
    • 火
    • 艹
    • 隹

    is_used_in

    • 蕉風
    • 水芭蕉
    • 芭蕉
    • 芭蕉梶木
    • アメリカ水芭蕉
    • 扇芭蕉
    • 香蕉
    • 蕉門
    • 蕉葉
    • 甘蕉
    • 実芭蕉
    • 蓬莱蕉
    • 芭蕉扇

    Similar concepts

    • 蔦
    • 薫
    • 薦
    • 蔵
    • 蕃
    • 蕨
    • 蔭
    • 薔
    • 薪
    • 薬

    Variants

    • 䒑
    • 艸

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