葷

13 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

garlic

On'yomi
  • クン
    		strong-smelling vegetable (esp. garlic, onion, Chinese chives, Chinese scallion, Japanese garlic) ②pungent vegetable (esp. ginger and water pepper)

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

クン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

garlic
クン (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
army, force, troops
グン　いくさ (4th, N2)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
car
シャ　くるま　くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る　コウ　わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ

Common Words

くん
葷
strong-smelling vegetable (esp. garlic, onion, Chinese chives, Chinese scallion, Japanese garlic) ②pungent vegetable (esp. ginger and water pepper)
くん
葷
しゅ
酒
pungent vegetables (e.g. garlic or Chinese chives) and alcohol
ご
五
くん
葷
five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)
くん
葷
しゅ
酒
さん
山
もん
門
　
に
い
入
　
る
　
を
ゆる
許
　
さ
　
ず
bringing pungent vegetables or liquor inside the temple is prohibited
さん
三
えん
厭
ご
五
くん
葷
meat and the five pungent roots (avoided in Buddhist cuisine)
くん
葷
せん
羶
pungent vegetables and raw-smelling meat
くん
葷
しん
辛
pungent vegetable (e.g. garlic, onion, etc)
くん
葷
さい
菜
pungent vegetable (e.g. onion, garlic, leek)
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References

Unicode hex code 8477
JIS X 0208 1-72-56
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5116
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31461X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k9.28
Four corner code 4450.6