蔞
artemisia stelleriana
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Readings
On'yomi
- ロウ
- ル
- リュウ
- ク
Kun'yomi
- よもぎ
Meaning
蔞 refers specifically to Artemisia stelleriana, a plant in the mugwort family. Its meaning is a single botanical name rather than a broad conceptual idea.
Most common words using 蔞
- 水繁蔞みずはこべ
vernal water-starwort (Callitriche palustris)
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Etymology
蔞 combines the plant radical 艹 with 婁, which likely provides the sound. The character was created to name a specific plant, Artemisia stelleriana.
Meaning mnemonic
The plant top 艹 sits above 婁, which looks like a woman 女 beside a mouth 口 under a roof. Picture a woman gathering this specific mugwort-like plant and naming it after the sound 婁.
Reading mnemonic
For ロウ, imagine a low-growing Artemisia plant: low -> ロウ, and the plant stays close to the ground.