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葭
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bulrush

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
jiā
カ
よし、あし
가
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 叚 fake =
葭 bulrush
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
grass
叚 Phonetic component
jiǎ fake
false
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Notes
Similar Characters
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芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
葭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
葭 [jiā]
reed; Phragmites communis
Japanese
葦 、 蘆 、 葭 、 芦 あし 、 よし 、 アシ 、 ヨシ 同音
nounadj-no usually kana common reed (Phragmites australis)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
人間は一本のアシに過ぎず、その本性はきわめて弱いが、人間は考える葦である。
Man is but a reed, the weakest in nature, but he is a thinking reed.
Japanese Names
葭 あし
Ashi surname
葭 かや
Kaya place name
葭 よし
Yoshi surname
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
葦 [あし] #31,826
common reed (Phragmites australis)
葦簀 [よしず] #83,396
reed screen
葭切 [よしきり] #164,888
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
葭戸 [よしど] #179,358
reed sliding door
葭障子 [よししょうじ]
reed sliding door