薇

17 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

an edible fern

Kun'yomi
  • ぜんまい
    		Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica)
On'yomi
  • ラ
  • ビ

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ラ 93.7%
ぜんまい 6.3%

Character Breakdown

an edible fern
ラ　ぜんまい　ビ (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
delicate, minuteness, insignificance
ビ　かす.か　み (7th, N1)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
bare hill(屼) variant
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)

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References

Unicode hex code 8587
JIS X 0208 1-73-15
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4057
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5209
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 32092
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k13.13
Four corner code 4424.8