JLPT N1 · 18 strokes
Kanji 藤: "wisteria"
The kanji 藤 means "wisteria". It is written with 18 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read トウ, ドウ in on'yomi and ふじ 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)
トウドウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふじ
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 | wisteria |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 291 of 2,501 |
Common words with 藤
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 葛藤conflict; complication; troubles; discord
- 藤wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
- 佐藤place : Satō
- 斎藤place : Saitō
- 藤本climbing trees; liana
- 藤色light purple
- 進藤place : Shindō
- 藤棚wisteria trellis; wisteria arbor (arbour); wisteria pergola
- 藤花wisteria flower
- 藤紫dark lilac (color); royal blue
- 藤蔓wisteria vine
- 藤沢駅station : Fujisawa Station
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