JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 蕗: "butterbur, bog rhubarb"
The kanji 蕗 means "butterbur, bog rhubarb". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ロ, ル in on'yomi and ふき 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)
ロル
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふき
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 | butterbur, bog rhubarb |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | outside the 2,501 most frequent |
Common words with 蕗
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 蕗giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
- 石蕗leopard plant (Farfugium japonicum); Japanese silverleaf
- 蕗の薹edible flower bud of a giant butterbur plant
- 伽羅蕗stalks of butterbur boiled in soy sauce
- 山蕗wild giant butterbur · Japanese silverleaf
- 秋田蕗Japanese butterbur (Petasites japonicus subsp. giganteus)
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