菝
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Readings
On'yomi
- ハツ
- バチ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
This rare kanji has no clear standalone meaning. Treat its meaning as uncertain.
Study
Etymology
菝 is a rare character whose historical development is uncertain. It visually combines the grass radical 艹 with 拔, but the original semantic or phonetic role of these components is unclear.
Meaning mnemonic
With no clear meaning, picture a mysterious plant (艹) that has been pulled up (拔) from the ground, its purpose unknown.
Reading mnemonic
For ハツ, imagine a rare plant that hatches (ハツ) from a seed only once every hundred years, its meaning still a mystery.