漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
蕉: banana, plantain
JLPT N115 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
艹 carries the meaning · 焦 is drawn in
15 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ショウshou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 蕉風しょうふうcorrect style in a haiku (like Basho's)
- 蕉門しょうもんdisciple of Basho
- 蕉葉しょうようbanana leaf
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
焦
Also built on char (焦)
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side蕉 banana · 艹
vs礁 reef · 石In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · jiāo
Same form: 蕉 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 蕉 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 蕉 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jiāo 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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