苡 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
- On
- イ・シ・ワ
- Kun
- くさ
- Meaning
- used in the word for Job’s tears
Origin
Grass 艹 with 以 as phonetic: written 薏苡, Job’s tears or adlay.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 薏苡よくい
Job’s tears; adlay
- 薏苡仁よくいにん
the seed used as a drug
Example
薏苡仁を煎じて飲む。
They boil the seed down and drink it.
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