JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 茅: "miscanthus reed"
The kanji 茅 means "miscanthus reed". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ボウ, ミョウ in on'yomi and かや, ちがや in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ボウミョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かやちがや
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | miscanthus reed |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1895 of 2,501 |
Common words with 茅
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 茅grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
- 茅渟black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
- 茅場hayfield; field of miscanthus
- 茅cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
- 茅屋thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
- 茅葺きthatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
- 浅茅sparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grass
- 茅の輪cogon grass ring (through which people pass during summer purification rites)
- 茅ヶ崎市place : Chigasaki (city)
- 茅舎thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
- 茅ヶ崎駅station : Chigasaki Station
- 茅台酒maotai (variety of distilled Chinese alcohol)
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