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Kotomora

茅

miscanthus reed

JLPTN1StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • ボウ
  • ミョウ

Kun'yomi

  • かや
  • ちがや

Nanori

  • ち
  • じ

Meaning

茅 centers on a specific type of tall grass: miscanthus reed, a plant used for thatching and other practical purposes.

Most common words using 茅

  • 茅かや

    grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching

  • 茅場かやば

    hayfield; field of miscanthus

  • 茅渟ちぬ

    black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)

  • 茅葺きかやぶき

    thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof

  • 茅の輪ちのわ

    cogon grass ring (through which people pass during summer purification rites)

  • 油茅あぶらがや

    abura-gaya (Scirpus wichurai)

  • 浅茅あさじ

    sparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grass

  • 浅茅生あさじう

    broad field of sparsely growing cogon grass

  • 瀬戸茅せとがや

    Japanese foxtail (Alopecurus japonicus)

  • 茅ちがや

    cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)

  • 茅台酒マオタイしゅ

    maotai (variety of distilled Chinese alcohol)

  • 茅屋ぼうおく

    thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage

  • 茅渟鯛ちぬだい

    black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)

  • 茅潜かやくぐり

    Japanese accentor (Prunella rubida)

  • 茅舎ぼうしゃ

    thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage

  • 茅茨ぼうし

    thatched roof

  • 茅葺き屋根かやぶきやね

    thatched roof

  • 茅門かやもん

    thatched-roof gate (used as the entrance to a garden, esp. of a tea ceremony house)

  • 鴨茅かもがや

    orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata); cat grass

Explore all words using 茅 →

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Etymology

茅 combines the grass radical 艹 with 矛, which likely contributes a phonetic element. The character specifically denotes miscanthus reed.

Meaning mnemonic

The grass radical 艹 sits above 矛, a spear-like shape. Imagine a field of tall miscanthus reeds with sharp, spear-like stalks.

Reading mnemonic

For ボウ, picture a bow made from a long miscanthus reed: bow -> ボウ, and the reed bends like a bow.