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Kotomora

菅

sedge

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • カン
  • ケン

Kun'yomi

  • すげ

Nanori

  • す
  • すが
  • すご

Meaning

菅 refers to sedge, a type of grass-like plant often found in wetlands.

Most common words using 菅

  • 菅すげ

    sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)

  • 丸菅まるすげ

    softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani)

  • 夕菅ゆうすげ

    citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina); long yellow daylily

  • 寒菅かんすげ

    Carex morrowii

  • 日光黄菅にっこうきすげ

    day lily (Hemerocallis dumortierii); orange-yellow day lily; Nikko day lily

  • 浜菅はますげ

    nut grass (Cyperus rotundus)

  • 白菅しらすげ

    Carex alopecuroides var. chlorostachya (species of sedge)

  • 真菅ますげ

    sedge

  • 綿菅わたすげ

    cotton grass (Eriophorum vaginatum subsp. fauriei)

  • 菅笠すげがさ

    sedge-woven (bamboo) hat

  • 菅藻すがも

    Phyllospadix iwatensis (species of seagrass)

  • 蝦夷黄菅えぞきすげ

    lemon day-lily (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, formerly Hemerocallis flava); lemon lily; yellow day-lily

  • 表菅原おもてすがわら

    scoring combination consisting of the January and March 20-point cards and the February 10-point card

  • 裏菅原うらすがわら

    scoring combination consisting of the January, February and March 5-point cards

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Etymology

菅 combines the grass radical 艹 with 官, which likely provides the sound. The character was created to name the sedge plant.

Meaning mnemonic

The grass radical 艹 sits above 官, like a government official (官) inspecting a field of sedge.

Reading mnemonic

For カン, imagine a can of sedge seeds being planted by an official: can -> カン.