蕎 – buckwheat

15 strokesJinmeiyō (names)N3 vocabulary

The kanji 蕎 means buckwheat. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キョウ (kyou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is そば (soba). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 艸 (no. 140).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キョウ	kyou
Kun’yomi	そば	soba

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 艸 (Kangxi radical 140). Components: ノ・口・冂・艾・大.

Words using 蕎

蕎麦そばbuckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)

Kanji with the same radical

葉落英若蔵花苦薬芸葬著草薄芝薦華

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