Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food

茉: jasmine

JLPT N18 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met

艹 carries the meaning · 末 is drawn in

8 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

マツmatsu · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 茉莉まつりArabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
  • 茉莉花まつりかArabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)

Also read バツ, マ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

成り立ち

Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Grass growing on top! Like a green crown upon the earth, this radical sits above kanji related to flowers, herbs, and vegetation.”
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered

Also read マツ

2 kanji share this on'yomi

Also read バツ

5 kanji share this on'yomi

Also read マ

5 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
茉 jasmine · 艹
vs抹 rub · 扌
茉 has 艹 where 抹 has 扌.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · mò

Same form: 茉 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
茉 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
茉 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin mò most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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