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    3. 蒲

    蒲

    蒲がま

    common cattail (Typha latifolia)

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    がまかまガマ

    Noun

    1.
    common cattail (Typha latifolia), broadleaf cattail, common bulrush, great reedmace
    word usually written using kana alone

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    池いけのほとりに蒲がまが生はえている。

    Cattails are growing by the pond.

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    蒲がまの穂ほは、秋あきになると茶ちゃ色いろく熟じゅくす。

    Cattail spikes ripen brown in autumn.

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    昔むかしの人ひとは、蒲がまの葉はでむしろを編あんだり、穂ほを燃ねん料りょうにしたりした。

    People in ancient times wove mats from cattail leaves and used the spikes as fuel.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentHistory
    湿しっ地ちに群ぐん生せいする蒲がまは、水みず辺べの生せい態たい系けいにとって重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたす。

    Cattails that grow in colonies in wetlands play an important role in the aquatic ecosystem.

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    蒲がまの綿わた毛げは、風かぜに乗のって遠とおくまで種しゅ子しを運はこぶ。

    Cattail fluff carries seeds far away on the wind.

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    Kanji that make up this word

    蒲
    がま・かば・かま…(4)
    bullrush・flag・cattail
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