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    3. 零余子

    零余子

    零む余か子ご

    bulbil (esp. of a Japanese yam)

    NTNounFood & DiningNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab23 strokes

    むかごぬかごれいよしムカゴ

    Noun

    1.
    bulbil (esp. of a Japanese yam), propagule, brood bud
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 23

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    零
    ぜろ・こぼ.す・こぼ.れる…(1)
    zero・spill・overflow・nothing・cipher
    余
    あま.る・あま.り・あま.す・あんま.り…(2)
    too much・myself・surplus・other・remainder
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
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