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kudzu

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Fruits
gé
カツ、カチ
つづら、くず
갈
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 曷 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 曷 why? what? where? =
葛 kudzu
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
曷 Phonetic component
hé why? what? where?
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Notes
Similar Characters
藒 a variety of arom春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
葛
Regular
Modern
Chinese
葛 [Gě]
surname Ge
葛 [gé]
kudzu (Pueraria lobata); hemp cloth
Japanese
葛 くず 、 つづら 、 クズ 同音

noun

  1. kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot
  2. Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
葛 、 蔓 かずら 、 カズラ 同音
noun creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
葛 かく
Kaku surname
葛 かずら
Kazura female given name
葛 かつ
Katsu surname
葛 かつら
Katsura female given namesurname
葛 くず
Kuzu surnamegiven name
CHINESE WORDS (51)
诸葛亮 [Zhū​gě​Liàng] #32,478
Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 during the Three Kingdoms period
诸葛亮 [Zhū​gě​Liàng] #32,478
Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 during the Three Kingdoms period
瓜葛 [guā​gé] #10,174
connection
纠葛 [jiū​gé] #18,377
entanglement
纠葛 [jiū​gé] #18,377
entanglement
葛优 [Gě​Yōu] #28,778
Ge You (1957-), Chinese actor
葛优 [Gě​Yōu] #28,778
Ge You (1957-), Chinese actor
诸葛 [Zhū​gě] #47,845
two-character surname Zhuge
诸葛 [Zhū​gě] #47,845
two-character surname Zhuge
葛根 [gé​gēn] #28,125
tuber of the kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata), used in Chinese medicine
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JAPANESE WORDS (37)
⭐ 葛藤 [かっとう] #7,163
conflict
葛籠 [つづら] #70,253
wicker clothes hamper
九十九折 [つづらおり] #93,530
winding
葛根 [かっこん] #100,194
kudzu root
葛湯 [くずゆ] #107,907
kudzu starch gruel
葛粉 [くずこ] #114,688
kudzu starch
葛根湯 [かっこんとう] #114,705
infusion of kudzu, cinnamon, etc., used as an antifebrile, for hangovers, etc.
蔦蔓 [つたかずら] #121,600
ivy and vines
葛餅 [くずもち] #126,619
kudzu starch cake
葛布 [くずふ] #148,770
cloth made from kudzu (Japanese arrowroot) fiber (fibre)
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
갈등
conflict