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    葛

    葛くず

    kudzu (Pueraria montana)

    KMT9News #24+1NounFood & DiningNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab11 strokes

    くずつづらクズ

    Noun

    1.
    kudzu (Pueraria montana), Japanese arrowroot
    2.
    Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)

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    葛くずは日に本ほんの山やまに生はえる植しょく物ぶつです。

    Kudzu is a plant that grows in the mountains of Japan.

    KMT7Nature & Environment
    夏なつには葛くずの葉はが茂しげり、日ひ陰かげを作つくってくれます。

    In summer, kudzu leaves grow thick, providing shade.

    KMT9Nature & Environment
    葛くずは繁はん殖しょく力りょくが強つよく、外がい来らい種しゅとして問もん題だいになることもあります。

    Kudzu has strong reproductive power and can sometimes become a problem as an invasive species.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    葛くず餅もちは、葛くず粉こを使つかった日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな和わ菓が子しです。

    Kuzumochi is a traditional Japanese sweet made from kudzu starch.

    KMT9Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    葛くずの根ねから作つくられる葛くず粉こは、和わ菓が子しや料りょう理りのとろみ付づけに利り用ようされます。

    Kudzu starch, made from kudzu roots, is used to thicken Japanese sweets and dishes.

    KMT10Food & DiningNature & Environment

    Kanji that make up this word

    葛
    つづら・くず…(7)
    arrowroot・kudzu
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