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蒲 — JLPT N5 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: フ, ブ, ホ, ボ  ·  Kunyomi: かば, かま, がま  ·  Meanings: bullrush, cattail, flag

Kanji Detail & Stroke Order

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Unicode: 84B2 Strokes: 13
Meanings
bullrush, cattail, flag
Onyomi
フ, ブ, ホ, ボ
Kunyomi
かば, かま, がま
Name Readings
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Grade
9
Frequency
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
がま common cattail (Typha latifolia), broadleaf cattail, common bulrush, great reedmace Noun
かば common cattail (Typha latifolia), broadleaf cattail, common bulrush, great reedmace Noun
布団 ふとん futon, Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet common JLPT-N4 Noun
蒲公英 たんぽぽ dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum) common Noun
蒲鉾 かまぼこ kamaboko, steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc. Noun
蒲焼 かばやき kabayaki, loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce Noun
蒲団皮 ふとんがわ quilting, ticking Noun
布団蒸し ふとんむし burying a person under a futon Noun
蒲桃 ふともも rose apple (Syzygium jambos), Malabar plum, jambos Noun
蒲柳の質 ほりゅうのしつ delicate health, fragile health Noun
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