梔 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「木」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「木」
- On
- シ
- Kun
- くちなし
- Meaning
- the gardenia
Origin
Tree 木 with 厄 as phonetic: the tree of white flowers, the gardenia.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 梔子くちなし
the gardenia
- 梔子色くちなしいろ
the yellow dyed from gardenia
Example
梔子の花が甘く匂う。
The gardenia flowers smell sweet.
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