漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
葵: hollyhock
JLPT N112 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
- 艹grass(meaning)
- 癸(form)
艹 carries the meaning · 癸 is drawn in
12 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
あおいaoi · kun'yomi · on its own
- 葵祭あおいまつりAoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15); Aoi Matsuri
- 花葵はなあおいhollyhock (Althaea rosea)
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 山葵わさびwasabi (Wasabia japonica)
Also read キ, 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
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · kuí
Same form: 葵 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 葵 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 葵 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin kuí 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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