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葵 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「艹」

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準1University / general ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
On
キき · ki
Kun
あおいaoi
Meaning
hollyhock

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Grass with 癸 as phonetic: the plant that turns its flowers to the sun — the hollyhock.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 葵あおい

    hollyhock

  • 葵祭あおいまつり

    the Aoi Festival in Kyoto

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

五(ご)月(がつ)に葵祭(あおいまつり)が行(おこな)われる。

The Aoi Festival is held in May.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

葵祭葵祭festiv…芹Japane…芭banana…芙lotus苅mow芥mustar…祁great妓perfor…祇earthl…其that稀rare
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 艹Map of reading キAll maps

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