萄
grape vine, wild grape
Readings
On'yomi
- ドウ
- トウ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
萄 refers specifically to grapevines, especially wild grapes. It is almost always used in the compound 葡萄 (ぶどう, grape).
Most common words using 萄
- 葡萄ぶどうN4
grape; grapevine
- 山葡萄やまぶどう
crimson glory vine (species of grapevine, Vitis Coignetiae)
- 怒りの葡萄いかりのぶどう
The Grapes of Wrath (novel by Steinbeck)
- 浜辺葡萄はまべぶどう
sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera); baygrape
- 甲州葡萄こうしゅうぶどう
Kōshū (grape variety)
- 白葡萄酒しろぶどうしゅ
white wine
- 葡萄ジュースぶどうジュース
grape juice
- 葡萄パンぶどうパン
raisin bread
- 葡萄根油虫ぶどうねあぶらむし
phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae)
- 葡萄棚ぶどうだな
grapevine trellis
- 葡萄状球菌ぶどうじょうきゅうきん
staphylococcus
- 葡萄葛えびかずら
grapevine
- 葡萄鼠ぶどうねずみ
reddish grey (colour)
- 赤葡萄酒あかぶどうしゅ
red wine
Study
Etymology
萄 combines 艹 (plant) with 匋, which likely contributes the sound. The character was created to represent the grape plant.
Meaning mnemonic
The top 艹 shows it's a plant, and the bottom 匋 looks like a bundle of grapes hanging from a vine. Together they make the grape vine.
Reading mnemonic
For ドウ, picture a grape vine growing over a doughnut-shaped trellis: dough -> ドウ, and the grapes hang down like doughnuts.