JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 葵: "hollyhock"
The kanji 葵 means "hollyhock". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キ in on'yomi and あおい 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)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あおい
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 | hollyhock |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2122 of 2,501 |
Common words with 葵
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 葵mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae) · Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
- 向日葵sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
- 山葵wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish · horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
- 葵祭Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15); Aoi Matsuri
- 葵の御紋wild ginger trefoil family crest (of the Tokugawa clan); triple hollyhock family crest
- 立葵hollyhock (Alcea rosea); common hollyhock
- 銭葵common mallow (Malva sylvestris var. mauritiana)
- 水葵Monochoria korsakowii (species of flowering plant)
- 花葵hollyhock (Althaea rosea)
- 黄蜀葵sunset hibiscus (Hibiscus manihot)
- 葵花sunflower
- 姫向日葵cucumberleaf sunflower (Helianthus cucumerifolius)
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