苺
strawberry
Readings
On'yomi
- バイ
- マイ
Kun'yomi
- いちご
Meaning
苺 centers on the strawberry plant and its fruit.
Most common words using 苺
20 of 21- 苺いちごN1
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
- 木苺きいちご
raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)
- オランダ苺オランダいちご
garden strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa)
- 冬苺ふゆいちご
Rubus buergeri (species of raspberry)
- 千島苺ちしまいちご
arctic raspberry (Rubus arcticus)
- 大薔薇苺おおばらいちご
Rubus croceacanthus (species of raspberry)
- 幌向苺ほろむいいちご
cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus)
- 桑苺くわいちご
fruit of the mulberry
- 構苺かじいちご
Rubus trifidus (species of raspberry)
- 毒苺どくいちご
false strawberry (Duchesnea chrysantha); mock strawberry
- 海老殻苺えびがらいちご
Japanese wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius); wine raspberry; wineberry
- 熊苺くまいちご
Korean raspberry (Rubus crataegifolius)
- 紅花苺べにばないちご
Rubus vernus (species of raspberry)
- 紅葉苺もみじいちご
Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus (specific variety of raspberry)
- 苗代苺なわしろいちご
native raspberry (Rubus parvifolius)
- 苦苺にがいちご
Rubus microphyllus (raspberry species)
- 苺スプーンいちごスプーン
spoon with a flat base used for squashing and eating strawberries
- 苺ミルクいちごミルク
strawberry milk; strawberry-flavored milk
- 草苺くさいちご
Rubus hirsutus (species of raspberry)
- 雪苺娘ゆきいちご
yuki ichigo (strawberry shortcake)
Study
Etymology
苺 combines the plant radical 艹 with 母, which likely contributes a phonetic element. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The plant top 艹 sits above 母, like a mother plant bearing strawberries. Picture a mother plant with ripe strawberries hanging down.
Reading mnemonic
For バイ, imagine buying strawberries at a market: buy -> バイ, and you pick the best ones from the plant.