艾

5 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

moxa, sagebrush, wormwood, mugwort

Kun'yomi
  • もぐさ
    		moxa (dried mugwort leaf used in moxibustion) ②Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
  • よもぎ
    		Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps) ②mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia)
  • おさめる
  • かる
On'yomi
  • カイ
  • ゲイ

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

もぐさ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

moxa, sagebrush, wormwood
もぐさ　カイ　ゲイ (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Common Words

もぐさ
艾
moxa (dried mugwort leaf used in moxibustion) ②Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
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References

Unicode hex code 827E
JIS X 0208 1-71-72
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3892
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4960
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 159
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 30648X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k2.2
Four corner code 4440.0