JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 萩: "lespédèze (arbuste d'automne)"
The kanji 萩 means "lespédèze (arbuste d'automne)". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シュウ in on'yomi and はぎ 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)
シュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はぎ
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 | lespédèze (arbuste d'automne) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1544 of 2,501 |
Common words with 萩
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 萩bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza) · dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn)
- お萩rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
- 萩原reedy field
- 白萩white bush clover · Lysimachia fortunei (species of loosestrife)
- 萩焼Hagi ware; Hagi pottery
- 禊萩Lythrum anceps (species of loosestrife)
- 先代萩Sendaihagi
- 高萩駅station : Takahagi Station
- 蓍萩Chinese lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata); sericea lespedeza
- 秋萩bush clover (that blossoms in the autumn)
- 東萩駅station : Higashihagi Station
- 夏萩bush clover blossoming in the summer (esp. Lespedeza thunbergii)
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